Tourisme vert à Montréal

4. Infrastructure
4.3. Cemeteries
The cemeteries on Mount Royal were Montréal’s first urban parks.
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
• The largest cemetery in Canada and the third-largest in North America;
• Affiliated with Notre Dame Basilica;
• Inaugurated in 1854;
• Its design was inspired by the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris;
• The mausoleums contain numerous works of art;
• With over a hundred centenarian trees and the most venerable, a 250 year-old red oak, the cemetery is a
popular spot for nature lovers;
• Receives more than 175,000 visitors per year;
• The cemetery boasts close to 50 km of road and pathways.
Mount Royal Cemetery
• Inaugurated in 1852;
• Designated as a National Historic Site in 1998;
• Attractively designed to resemble an English garden;
• Historically, has served members of the anglophone community and the Protestant faith;
• Construction of the first crematorium in Canada in 1901;
• Contains the Molson family mausoleum.
Sources:
-City of Montréal, “Fiche du secteur – Cimetière Mont-Royal,” Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal, 2009, Feb. 2011
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-Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, n.d. Feb. 2011 .
Appendix I – Mount Royal