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Dorchester Square
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This downtown plaza was recently renamed in honor of Lord Dorchester, the governor of British North America in the late 1700s.
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The area
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Neighbourhood: Ville-Marie
How to get there
  • Peel • 2 min walk
  • McGill • 6 min walk
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Restaurants
3,289 within 5 kms
Bis
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The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Place Ville Marie
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Ferreira Café
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Renoir - Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile
604
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Le Taj
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Maison Boulud
953
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Burger Bar Crescent
850
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Le Pois Penche
775
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Bar George
282
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487 within 10 kms
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA15,224 contributions
Downtown Park and Square
Oct. 2022
The landscaping is immaculate in this pleasant square right in the middle of downtown. Important buildings all around taking advantage of the sunlight and green views from this square. Places to sit and eat lunch. Parking garage underneath.
Written October 7, 2022
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digitalroc
Calgary, Canada1,532 contributions
Passing through
Jul. 2022
I didn’t know that this was an attraction, I ended up passing through here from the hotel to see some Saturday night entertainment. Looks like a nice downtown park, and would provide some respite from the afternoon heat and office work.
Written August 14, 2022
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Stirling B
Ottawa, Canada585 contributions
Beautiful Park in Downtown.
Jun. 2022
Dorchester Square is a park situated along Rene Levesque Blvd in Downtown Montreal. There are some statues and paths with bench’s to sit and rest after exploring the city. Nice area to people watch.
Written June 8, 2022
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4historyandculture
Charlotte, NC1,533 contributions
Pretty fall colors
Oct. 2021
A nice park and square just across our hotel, we could see some parts from our hotel room. There are public benches and pathways. Very clean like the other parts of Canada we visited. There were unique statues and I walked close to one of the to see the inscription. I was surprised to see that it was the Poet I wrote a term paper in college. My husband took my picture next to Robert Burn’s statue.
Written November 21, 2021
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Gonen2014
Haifa, Israel3,921 contributions
I like this square, especially in the fall
Oct. 2019
I like Dorchester Square, mainly because of Robert Burns Memorial in the park. Burns (1759-1796) was a Scottish poet, one of the pioneers of the romance stream in arts, and he is regarded in Scotland as the National Poet. In Montreal, too, he has fans who erected this memorial in memory of which they wrote: "Erected by admirers of Burns". Beside this memorial (and two more memorials), the park itself is very nice, especially in the fall, as you can see in the enclosed puctures.
Written December 30, 2019
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David S
Middlesbrough, UK1,620 contributions
NICE PARK, NICE TRIBUTE
Oct. 2019
My wife and I stopped off in the area whilst touring East Canada and enjoyed the visit. A really nice statue of Robbie Burns takes pride of place within the square near where we stayed. Nicely fitting in with the surrounding architecture, it's quite impressive.
Written November 1, 2019
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Michael K
809 contributions
Trees and monuments
Sep. 2019
What strikes me about this square is the number of trees and monuments here. Nothing really sticks out as being particularly unusual or interesting. It is just a piece of peaceful greenery in the concrete jungle.
Written October 16, 2019
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Dave B
Fareham, UK349 contributions
A small area of peace and calm
Sep. 2019 • Couples
We stumbled across this small green square whilst wandering around the city.

A small oasis of calm in an otherwise building work filled city
Written September 22, 2019
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Tucson18,322 contributions
Urban parkland wearing a number of names
Aug. 2019
Across from the Cathedrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde as a generous section of greenery that is home to some great monuments, cultivated (and not no so cultivated) grounds, a sub-ground metro system, shallow pools with spurting fountains, and all this beauty spans a block-deep area between Rue St. Catherine and Rue St. Antoine (give or take a bit). It's all about 5 acres.

It bears the names and is associated with:
Dorchester Square
Place du Canada
Victoria Square (or Victoria Park)
Maisonneuve Monument (location for)
Boer War Memorial (location for)

The borders and direct distinctions between these entities are wishy-washy (read that to mean: uncertain, indecisive and wavering). Yup, this is a fluid boundary.

By strict definition, Victoria Park is more manicured.

It's more of a people's park here on the Dorchester side of the fence (where the grass is always greener). When we passed by, there was an open-air kind of people's concert taking place, folks were sitting on benches, the Metro had traffic up and down the wrought-iron staircase, and lovely pools shot gurgling little plumes up to add to the ambiance.

Dorchester Square is the home of 4 significant statues: Tribute to Sir Wilfirid Laurier, the Boer War Memorial, a cenotaph called Lion of Belfast, and that famous (and much loved by Scots) poet, Robert Burns.

Across the park divide (I am supposing) is where Queen Victoria Park is located (her statue is a dead give-away) and also a fantastic monument to Maisonneuve (pirate or privateer, depends on your opinion). There's also a great pair of statues called The English Bulldog and The French Poodle. Great humorous story here.

This spot of park was established in the 1800's and Montreal should be ever so thankful that it was.
Written September 20, 2019
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StanleyandMarie
Ontario, Canada1,171 contributions
Lovely green oasis in the City
Jul. 2019
This is a lovely shaded area to sit on a hot summer day or stroll around to check out the various statues. The major tourist information office is located in the area, and the Dominion Building is very prominently displayed on one side. Lots of pubs, restaurants and shopping nearby making it worth a stop here for some reprieve.
Written August 10, 2019
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