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Place d'Armes
Place d'Armes, located in the Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is anchored by a monument dedicated to Paul de Chomedey, the founder of Montreal. Surrounding the square are several significant buildings, including Notre-Dame Basilica, Saint-Sulpice Seminary, the New York Life Building, the Aldred Building, the Bank of Montreal's head office, and 500 Place d'Armes. As the second oldest public site in Montreal, Place d'Armes was originally called Place de la Fabrique when it was first developed in 1693 at the request of the Sulpicians. It was renamed Place d'Armes in 1721, reflecting its use for military events. Between 1781 and 1813, it served as a hay and wood market before being developed into a Victorian garden after the city acquired it in 1836.
The current layout of Place d'Armes largely dates back to a plan from 1845, which was completed in 1850 when Notre-Dame Street was finished. The square took its present size after the demolition of the Notre-Dame Church in 1830 and its bell tower in 1843. During the Great Depression, Mayor Camillien Houde commissioned public works projects, including the construction of public restrooms, or 'vespasiennes,' under Place d'Armes in 1934. Designed by architect Jean-Omer Marchand in the Art Deco style, these restrooms cost $51,255 and featured glass block windows and granite entrances to allow natural light into the 270-square-meter underground structure. By the 1940s, however, the restrooms had become dilapidated and were closed in 1980 for reasons of 'moral and cleanliness.'
The square underwent renovations again between 2009 and 2011, with the city investing $15.5 million. During this renovation, workers unearthed the former public restroom, the walls of the old Notre-Dame Church, and a historic water well known as 'Puits Gadbois.' In 2018, the Bank of Montreal removed a plaque commemorating Paul de Chomedey's killing of a Haudenosaunee chief in 1644. This removal followed a campaign led by an Indigenous high school teacher who argued that the plaque was inappropriate. The teacher criticized the removal process, suggesting that the bank should have provided an additional plaque offering the Indigenous perspective on the event.
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