Victoria Square, Montreal

Victoria Square
View towards the south-east with the Tai Chi Single Whip sculpture in foreground and Metro entrance towards the center.
Victoria Square, Montreal is located in Montreal
Victoria Square, Montreal
TypeTown square
LocationOld Montreal, Ville-Marie Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°30′04″N 73°33′43″W / 45.501139°N 73.561861°W / 45.501139; -73.561861
Created1860
Operated byCity of Montreal
StatusOpen all year
Public transit accessSquare-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.