Montreal's towering skyline is concentrated in the
Downtown area, its nexus of commerce and
commercialism. A suffusion of luxury hotels, flagship
stores, high-end restaurants, and corporate
headquarters characterize the neighborhood, which by
nightfall transforms from a business district into a
youth-culture hotspot, with hip bars, clubs, and
restaurants heavily peopled by students and young
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professionals. The once-seat of millionaire's 'Golden
Square Mile', an incongruity of stately mansions and
dapper brownstones sit between glass skyscrapers,
creating a visually lush urban landscape. Beneath the
sidewalks lay the Underground City, the world's
largest below-ground mall, a labyrinth of over 1,500
shops and eateries that echo the profusion of cafes,
gallerias, cinemas, and fashion outlets above. From
the scholarly array at McGill University to the
carousing crowds of Rue Crescent, visit Downtown to
shop by day for what you'll wear there by night.
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