Les Cours Mont-Royal
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Les Cours Mount-Royal is an upscale shopping centre in downtown Montreal, Quebec which was converted from the formerly elegant Mount Royal Hotel. Since 1988, Les Cours Mont-Royal has provided exclusive boutiques offering designer brands and unique fashions and accessories for both men and women in a prestigious shopping environment.
When it was built in 1922 the Mount Royal Hotel was the biggest of its kind in the British Empire, with 1,100 rooms. The interior was gutted and the exterior was cleaned and repaired in the late 1980s. The only internal remnant of the hotel is the ceiling of the big entrance lobby. This lobby has a huge chandelier taken from the Monte Carlo casino. The shopping area is organized around four large courts, hence the French name "Les Cours". Under the main skylight there are six bird-human sculptures by the Inuit artist David Pioukuni. The top of the building has several floors of luxury condos. They have separate elevators and entrances, set apart from those of the shopping centre's street doors and subway tunnels. In between the top condo levels and the mall at the base there are several floors of office space.
The building is accessible via Peel Metro Station and connects to the city's underground network of shopping centers, hotels and transportation hubs. Known for its unique fashion boutiques, Les Cours Mont-Royal Shopping Centre is mainly comprised of Fashion retailers, with a few additional features and services including Montreal's largest and most luxurious spa and a catwalk for fashion shows and other events.
[edit] References
- Gray, Jeremy. Montreal. Lonely Planet, 2004. p. 61.
- McKay, Emma ed. Montreal. p. 57 and 197.
- Ulysses Travel Guides. Montreal. p. 99.
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