Montreal Was First Called Ville-Marie — 500 Years Under Mount Royal

How did an island in the St Lawrence become one of North America's great cities? Watch Montreal being built in 3D from 1500 to 2026: Tiohtià:ke and Hochelaga, Champlain and Ville-Marie, Jeanne Mance's hospital, the Great Peace of 1701, the stone walls, the Lachine Canal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Bonsecours Market, the Victoria Bridge, Mount Royal Park, Windsor Station, the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the Sun Life Building, Place Ville Marie, the Métro, Expo 67 and Habitat 67, the Olympic Park, the towers that stop at the height of Mount Royal, the new Champlain Bridge and the REM. It ends with a snowy winter tour at dusk. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:03 Tiohtià:ke and Hochelaga 0:27 Champlain and Ville-Marie 1:01 The Great Peace and a walled town 1:35 British Montreal and the Lachine Canal 2:10 Notre-Dame and the Victorian city 2:56 Mount Royal Park and a new downtown 3:41 Bridges and the first skyscrapers 4:15 Place Ville Marie, the Métro and Expo 67 5:14 The Olympic Park 5:37 Towers up to the mountain and new bridges 6:25 Montreal today 6:37 Winter tour at dusk Animated with custom code. History researched and checked. Landmark positions are approximate; ordinary buildings are illustrative. Which city should we build next? Comment below. #Montreal #Montréal #History #CityFromScratch #Expo67 #Architecture