Montreal City view from Mont Royal
by Lingfai Leung
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Montreal City view from Mont Royal
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
This photo is shot using panoramic view of taking three photos and sewn into one scene.
Mount Royal is often mentioned by Montrealers as the jewel of Montreal's city park. This 200-hectare park occupies part of the mountain that lies in the midst of Montreal island, and includes the highest spot in the city (234 m).
In the 1860s, mass cutting of trees on the mountain for firewood outraged the populace and led to the area's designation as a park in 1876. It was originally landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, perhaps best known for New York City's Central Park, although not all his proposed plans for Mount Royal were 'eventually carried out.
The lookout facing over downtown towards the river was first built in 1906 and is now officially known as the Belvedere Kondiaronk, named for the Huron chief who signed a major peace accord with the French regime in 1701. A second lookout, a famous outlook spot, faces eastward toward the Olympic Stadium.
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August 27th, 2012
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