Which two-story domed public market in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was considered its main public market?

In Montreal, Quebec Canada, the Bonsecours Market on Rue Saint-Stephen was a two-story domed public market. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the area. It opened in 1847 and was named for the adjacent Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel.

Construction of a Palladian style building began in 1844 and was completed in 1847. It was designed by British architect William Footner. Alterations were designed by Irish-born Montreal architect George Browne (1811–1885); they were completed in 1860. This was a place that also served as the Montreal City Hall between 1852 and 1878. The former city hall chambers later became a 3700-square-meter meeting room.

The market building was a major venue for banquets, exhibitions, and large festivals. Browne was later charged with adding a 900-square-meter concert hall and banquet hall.

The building continued to house the farmer's central market, an increasingly multicultural mix of small vendors, until it was closed in 1963 and slated for demolition. However, the building was later transformed into a multi-purpose facility, with a mall featuring outdoor cafes, restaurants, and boutiques on the main and second floors, as well as a rental hall and banquet rooms on the lower and upper floors. municipal office space.

The Bonsecours Market was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.