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By Fournier, Martin
The Château Ramezay Museum, Montreal
The prestigious family residence built in 1705 by Claude de Ramezay, governor of Montreal, today houses a historical museum, the Château Ramezay Museum, across from City Hall in the heart of Old Montreal. This building is one of the few from the French regime that remain in the city. The Château Ramezay Museum, opened in 1895, is thus the first Quebec museum devoted to history. The building was also the first to be classified as a historical monument by the Commission des monuments historiques de la province de Québec in 1929. The unique story of this three-hundred-year-old residence is...
The English version of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America is online since December 15th, 2009. It features an ever growing number of articles, documents and resources on the heritage of French-speaking North America.
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