Notre-Dame Basilica (La basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal)
Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica has nothing in common with Paris's except the name. It's a neogothic building dating from 1829, constructed on the site of a much older and smaller church which had been outgrown by its parishioners. Notre Dame is noted for its lavish and beautiful interior - stained glass windows, gold-tipped polychrome carvings, paintings, statues, and especially its lavish altarpiece. It also has a notable Casavant organ and its big bell, le Gros Bourdon, is the largest bell on the continent.
Notre-Dame Basilica (La basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal)
Notre-Dame Basilica (La basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal)
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