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Victoria Hall (Westmount, Quebec)

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40: 412: 382: 342: 280: 354:. The auditorium and stage are on the first and second floors, and is the main purpose of the building. This is atypical because the Traditionally, a town hall/opera house combination has an auditorium with a small stage located on the second floor, with the first floor being used for municipal offices and chambers. 357:
Today, the building is used for meetings, social events, municipal courses, and concerts. Victoria Hall the main community centre for Westmount. It is also headquarters for the Community Events Division, which is responsible for coordinating local events, and also handling the administration of the
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The Gallery at Victoria Hall is adjacent to Victoria Hall, situated between the conservatory to the southeast and Victoria Hall at the north side. It is connected to Victoria Hall by a pedestrian link. This space, also designed by Fournier, Gersovitz & Moss, was opened in 1999. It purposely
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In 1998, the architecture company Fournier, Gersovitz & Moss completely renovated and restored the building. This included the installation of an elevator and the creation of a gallery. The building contains a large hall with a balcony and stage. An upstairs room was once used for a
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matches the exterior of the main Victoria Hall with neo-Tudor style, and is made of building materials that are somewhat alike. The interior has geometric floor tiles that are in the traditional British style. The building has
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The Gallery is host to temporary visual arts exhibitions by Westmounters, children talking part in the visual arts centre programmes, and employees of the city. It is also sometimes used for social events and lectures.
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The original named building, named Victoria Jubilee Hall, opened in 1899. It was built after a citizen petition for a community centre. The architect was
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events, cultural presentations, and recreational courses organized for all ages by the City of Westmount. Such courses and activities include bridge,
544: 490: 245:. He designed it using the same materials and in the same style as the adjacent Westmount Public Library. It contained the following: 17: 549: 317:. Made of sandstone are the Gothic details, the crenellated, square tower, the four corner turrets at the sides, the 491:"1924 - Victoria Hall Community Centre, Westmount, Montreal, Quebec - Architecture of Montreal - Archiseek.com" 464: 292: 95: 242: 158: 415:
Conservatory viewed from entrance from Victoria Hall showing door leading to Westmount Public Library
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The present-day building was opened in 1925, and was designed by architects
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Victoria Hall (Westmount)

Sherbrooke Street
Westmount
Coordinates
45°28′52″N 73°36′00″W / 45.481183°N 73.599948°W / 45.481183; -73.599948
Tudor Revival
Hutchison and Wood
Sherbrooke Street
Westmount
Westmount Public Library
Westmount Park
Robert Findlay

Alexander Cowper Hutchison
fr
neo-Tudor
sandstone
freestone
buttresses
oriel window
ogival
Westmount City Hall

Masonic lodge
City Council
tai chi

French doors
French doors

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