We went to visit this gorgeous basilica Thursday evening with a few of our friends. This magnificent basilica has lots of exquisite art work, paintings, sculptures, stained glass, gold work, and bronze work . It was constructed between 1824 and 1829. The architect James O'Donnell moved to Montreal from New York to oversee the work. It has two towers. The western tower is named Perseverance and it houses the huge bell which weighs 10,900 kg. The eastern tower named Temperance houses a carillon with 10 bells.
The statue in the middle of the square is of Paul Maisonneuve, the founder of Montreal.
They have a light and sound show which plays several times each day.
All of the rows in the middle section have these carvings at the end of each bench.
The organ has 4 keyboards, 9 stops, and 7,000 pipes. It was built by the renowned Casavant brothers of Saint-Hyacinthe.
The pulpit was designed by Henri Bouriche and modified by Victor Bourgeau. The sculptures are by Louis-Phillippe Hebert.
All of the stained glass windows depict events that occured either in church history or in Montreal history.
The pillars holding the different floor levels are all ornately decorated.
Buildings on the streets around Notre Dame.
Alongside the old, very interesting buildings are sleek, modern glass buildings.
The building with the dome, across the square from Notre Dame is the First Bank of Montreal.
The Bank of Montreal was established in 1819.
This reddish building is the very first bank build in Montreal. It was established in 1818.
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