Montreal is full of history and they are immortalized across the island in the form of statues and monuments.

There are over 950 statues and monuments across the island, according to Art Public Montréal. From bronze statues to monuments serving as markers to Expo ’67, here are some of our favourite statues in Montreal that you should check out.

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Maisonneuve Monument

 

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Location: Place d’Armes
Erected: 1895

Mount Royal Cross

 

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Location: Mount Royal
Erected: 1924

Nelson’s Column

 

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Location: Place Jacques Cartier
Erected: 1809

Trois Disques

 

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Location: Parc Jean-Drapeau
Erected: 1962

La Leçon

 

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Location: McGill University
Erected: 2012

Boer War Memorial

 

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Location: Dorchester Square
Erected: 1907

Monument Sir George-Étienne Cartier

 

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Location: Mount Royal
Erected: 1909

The Eye by David Altmejd

 

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Location: Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal
Erected: 1974

Monument Louis Cyr

 

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Location: Saint-Henri
Erected: 1970

Statue de Amphitrite

 

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Location: World Trade Centre Montreal
Erected: 1992