Bonsecours Market
Bonsecours Market at 350 Saint-Paul street in Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. It also briefly accommodated the Parliament of United Canada for one session in 1849.
| Bonsecours Market | |
|---|---|
Bonsecours Market, as seen from the Old Port of Montreal | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Location | 350 Saint-Paul east Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1H2 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′32″N 73°33′05″W |
| Construction started | 1844 |
| Completed | 1847 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Footner |
| Website | |
| http://www.marchebonsecours.qc.ca/en/index.html | |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Bonsecours Market National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1984 |
Named for the adjacent Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, it opened in 1847. During 1849 the building was used for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. The market's design was influenced by Dublin's Customs House.
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