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List of Gothic Revival buildings in Canada. Prominent Gothic Revival buildings across Canada listed by city. Newfoundland and Labrador
- First Religious Buildings on Notre-Dame Street
- Interior Renovations and Redecoration in The 20th Century
- Heritage Recognition
When Ville-Marie (later to become the city of Montréal) was founded in 1642, a small chapel was built inside the stockade, at la Pointe-à-Callière, and the Jesuits who took charge of it dedicated it to the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame, meaning Our Lady) When a community of Sulpician priests later arrived from France, the need arose to replace the small ...
Starting in 1872, the interior of the church was redecorated under the direction of Montréal architect Victor Bourgeau (1809–1888), who chose colours and motifs reminiscent of the interior of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The process of transforming the sanctuary and the confessionals, installing new mouldings and painting them took nearly 10 years. Th...
On 21 April 1982, Notre-Dame Church was declared a minor basilica by apostolic brief. Its historical, architectural and artistic value, as well as its religious importance, were thus recognized. In 1984, Pope John Paul II visited the Basilica, and in 2000, the funeral of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was held there. In 1989, the Basi...
Sep 10, 2020 · Located in the heart of Old Montreal’s historic district, Notre-Dame Basilica is one of the city’s most recognisable structures. This gem of Quebec’s religious heritage is one of the oldest examples of gothic revival architecture in Canada. At the time it was built in the 1820s, it was a striking and innovative building that was ...
The Gothic revival style continued through the 19th century in church design across Canada largely due to the writings of Ruskin and Pugin. churches are made with local materials but in a traditional European floor plan.
Pages in category "Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . A. Cathedral of St. Alban the Martyr. All Saints Anglican Church (Ottawa) All Souls' Chapel (Prince Edward Island) Asbury & West United Church. Avenue Road Church.
St Paul's in Halifax (1750) was the first Anglican church in Canada and was modelled on the Marylebone Chapel (1721-22) in London, designed by the Palladian architect James Gibbs. Similarly, Québec City's Holy Trinity Cathedral (1800-04) drew its inspiration from Gibbs.
It is therefore understandable that Ontario did not, in the 1830s or 1840s, produce any works of Gothic Revival as imposing as Notre-Dame in Montreal, or even Trinity Church in Saint John's, N.B. However, Gothic Revival did appear in Ontario, combined with the tradition established by the Loyalists, just as it did in the Atlantic provinces.