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Victoria Square | |
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Type | Town square |
Location | Old Montreal, Ville-Marie Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Coordinates | 45°30′04″N 73°33′43″W / 45.501139°N 73.561861°W |
Created | 1860 |
Operated by | City of Montreal |
Status | Open all year |
Public transit access | Square-Victoria-OACI |
Victoria Square is a town square and public space in the Quartier International de Montréal (also called the International Quarter) area of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the intersection of Beaver Hall Hill and McGill Street. The Square forms an integral component of the city's urban public transit system and constitutes a 'prestige address' for the international face of the city. It is bordered by Viger Street to the north, Saint Jacques Street to the south, Beaver Hall Hill to the west and Square Victoria Street (an extension of McGill Street) along the eastern side. As with other city squares, Square Victoria is open 24 hours per day to all citizens of Montreal and provides the role of an urban breathing space, with dense foliage to the south that tapers as the square rises up Beaver Hall Hill.