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Basilique Notre Dame de Montreal (1829) *

Artist/Designer: François Baillairgé

Project Location: Quebec City, Canada

Figure 1: Basilique Interior. Source: Valentine Makhouleen, Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Valentine Makhouleen )
Figure 2: Basilique Interior. Source: Wei Fang, Church of Montreal (19) -Notre Dame-Basilica. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Wei Fang )
Figure 3: Basilique Interior. Source: Wei Fang, Church of Montreal (21)-Notre-Dame Basilica. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Wei Fang )
Figure 4: Basilique Interior. Source: Wei Fang, Church of Montreal (22)-Notre-Dame Basilica. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Wei Fang )
Figure 5: Basilique Interior. Source: Brett Lockwood, Notre-Dame Basilica de Montreal. 2013, Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Brett Lockwood )
Figure 6: Basilique Interior. Source: Brett Lockwood, Notre-Dame Basilica de Montreal. 2013, Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Brett Lockwood )
Figure 7: Basilique Interior. Source: Richard Glover, Altar, Basilique Notre Dame de Montreal. 2008, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Richard Glover )

Style/Period(s):
Gothic Revival

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Stone, Textile, Wood, Light

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal) - General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019
La Basilique de Notre-Dame Montreal - Main Web | Accessed : January 8, 2019
James O'Donnell - Architect General Info | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Significant Date(s):
1672, 1785, 1795, 19th Century, 1820-1829, 1824

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:


Epstein, Clarence. Montral, City of Spires: Church Architecture During the British Colonial Period, 1760-1860. Québec : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 2012.

Fay, Terence J. A History of Canadian Catholics: Gallicanism, Romanism, and Canadianism. Montreal: McGill-Queen University Press, 2002.

Toker, Franklin. The Church of Notre-Dame in Montreal: An Architectural History. Montreal: McGill-Queen University Press, 1991.

Significant Dates: Original Parish Structure (1672)
Interior decoration and Choir Interiors by Francois Baillairge (1785-1795)
Main Structure Construction by James O’Donnel (1824-1829)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: NA.

Tags: Gothic Architecture, Gothic Revival, Stain Glass, Stone Interiors

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