Downtown & Windsor Train Station
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Walking around the Mont-Royal mountain, Downtown and a detailed visit of the gorgeous Windsor train station. This is my first album with a digital camera, between feb. 7th and 14th, 2003. |
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Sunset at Notre-Dame des Neiges cemetery. |
Walking in Notre-Dame des Neiges. |
Sunset... just a little too late ! |
Downtown, viewed from the top of the Mont-Royal mountain, by night. |
Here start the guided visit at the Windsor train station. |
We enter from this corridor, where trains use to finish their rid |
Called "Salle des pas perdus" (Translate as you will : Room of lost steps or Room of the ones not that are not lost). Look at the beautiful glass roof ! |
This statue is in honor of C.P.R workers who gave their live during war. |
Statue's base, telling its story. |
Under the room, we can see through the floor a skyscraper nearby. |
Some historical objects are hidden at this floor, like this bicycle-rail. |
Some other objects found there. |
We can cross the room to reach Bell Center from this corridor. |
From the other side of the corridor. |
So small is our contemporary world beside past's heritage. |
One of the two clocks, seen through the floor. |
The stairway, at the other end of the room. |
This wall with historical pictures was added. |
The "Salle des pas perdus" in the 30s. |
The station and the C.P.R were mobilised during World War II. |
The clock surrounded of the iron masonry of the canopy. |
The "Salle des pas perdus", as seen from the side of De La Gauchetière street. |
Skyscraper on 1250 René-Lévesque, beside the station. |
Statue behind Place des Arts. |
Building beside Place des Arts. |
An inukshuk downtown ! Near McCord museum. |
Sun reflects on a building on Sherbrooke street. |
Building at the corner of Guy and Sherbrooke streets. |