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was commissioned for the reconstruction, who decided to build an entirely new building with a self-supporting steel structure built inside the shell of the ruins. This new building was modelled after the city hall of the French city of
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Construction on the building began in 1872 and was completed in 1878. The original building was gutted by fire in March 1922, leaving only the outer wall and destroying many of the city's historic records. The architect
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inspired model, with a copper roof instead of the original slate tiles. The new building opened on February 15, 1926.
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to have been constructed in the country solely for municipal administration, it was designated a
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Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
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French
Montreal City Hall, as seen with a new copper roof
Montreal City Hall is located in Montreal
Montreal
Coordinates
45°30′31″N 73°33′14″W / 45.5086°N 73.5539°W / 45.5086; -73.5539
National Historic Site of Canada
French
seat of local government
Montreal
Second Empire style
Old Montreal
Place Jacques-Cartier
Champ de Mars
Notre-Dame Street
Metro
Champ-de-Mars
Orange Line
Second Empire style
city hall
National Historic Site of Canada

Louis Parant
Tours
Mansard roof
Beaux-Arts
Charles de Gaulle
France
Vive le Québec libre
Bonsecours Market

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