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Nelson column



Description
Neighbourhood : Old Montreal
Type : Monument
Year of construction : 1809
Style : N/A
Best : NA

The Nelson column is the oldest monument in Montreal, if not in Quebec. It's located in the northern part of the Place Jacques-Cartier. It was put there by local merchants who wanted to be the first to honor admiral Horatio Nelson, the british naval officer who won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It was restored in 1981 and some more work has been done on it in 1997 (the sculpture on top of the colomn was removed for a few months but was put back).

Some say that the Place Vauquelin, just in front of the Nelson column between city hall and the old "old" court house, was built in response to the Nelson column since Jean Vauquelin was also a naval officer but with the french navy and defended Quebec city against the british in the mid-18th century. And since the Nelson statue turns its back to the St-Laurent river, both men are facing each other.

Contact and location
Address : Place Jacques-Cartier
Metro station: Champs-de-Mars
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