Jacques Cartier Monument (Montreal)
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The Jacques Cartier Monument is a monument
in the neighbourhood of St-Henri in Montreal
.
was unveiled in 1893. It was designed by Joseph-Arthur Vincent.
In 1990s, the Cartier statue was replaced with a copy after having crumbled due to exposure. In 1992, working from the original and archival photographs, the sculptor Jules Lasalle
produces a faithful interpretation of the original in material synthesis. The original statue of Jacques Cartier
by Joseph-Arthur Vincent was moved to the Place-Saint-Henri (Montreal Metro)
and placed in a light shaft over the Côte-Vertu platform.
Monument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
in the neighbourhood of St-Henri in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Overview
The monument to Jacques CartierJacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big...
was unveiled in 1893. It was designed by Joseph-Arthur Vincent.
In 1990s, the Cartier statue was replaced with a copy after having crumbled due to exposure. In 1992, working from the original and archival photographs, the sculptor Jules Lasalle
Jules Lasalle
Jules Lasalle is a sculptor living and working in Montreal. He has made many commemorative monuments that can be seen in Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec city, and other places...-Works:...
produces a faithful interpretation of the original in material synthesis. The original statue of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big...
by Joseph-Arthur Vincent was moved to the Place-Saint-Henri (Montreal Metro)
Place-Saint-Henri (Montreal Metro)
Place-Saint-Henri is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Saint-Henri area of the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ....
and placed in a light shaft over the Côte-Vertu platform.