Maisonneuve Monument
45°30′17″N 73°33′26″W / 45.50472°N 73.55722°W / 45.50472; -73.55722
Monument à Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve | |
Location | Place d'Armes in Old Montreal |
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Designer | Louis-Philippe Hébert |
Material | bronze, concrete |
Opening date | July 1, 1895 |
Dedicated to | Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve |
The Maisonneuve Monument (French: Monument à Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve) is a monument by sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert built in 1895 in Place d'Armes in Montreal.[1]
History
This monument in memory of Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, was unveiled on July 1, 1895, as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the city in 1892. In 1896, the imposing monument in the centre of Place d'Armes attracted many curious onlookers.
During the 1890s, a series of commemorative plaques was produced for the first time in Montreal, at the instigation of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society, which took an active role in the project to build the Maisonneuve Monument. For its part, the Société historique de Montréal in 1892-93 had an obelisk erected in memory of the founders of Montreal. The Francophones and Anglophones of Montreal found common ground in the commemoration of the personalities of New France, with each cultural group highlighting its own heroes.[2]
- Canadian Illustrated News (April 12, 1879), Projet Monument Maisonneuve by Louis-Philippe Hébert
- Place d'Armes monument by Louis-Philippe Hébert
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- One of the four mascarons by Louis-Philippe Hébert
Statue Base
References
External links
- Fiche: Monument à la mémoire de Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve
- Louis-Philippe Hébert. Monument à Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1893) // Art Public Ville de Montréal
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