Montreal City Hall Hotel de Ville located in Old Montreal Montreal City Hall was built 1872 1878 in the Second Empire style

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The Napoleon III style architecture of Montreal City hall was designed by architects Henri Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchinson and built between 1872 and 1878 The building is located in the center of Old Montreal The history of Montreal spans over 8 000 years Jacques Cartier was the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832 and was the capitol of the United Province of Canada from 1844 to 1849 Montreal Quebec Canada

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