Mount Royal Chalet (french: Chalet du Mont-Royal) is a building located near the

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Mount Royal Mount Royal (french: link=no, Mont Royal, ) is a large intrusive rock hill or small mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The best-known hypothesis for the origin of the name Montreal is the hi ...

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. The chalet was constructed in 1932 under the mayoralty of

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as a

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project during the

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. The French Beaux Arts structure was designed by Montreal architect

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(1876-1950). The building can host various events with room for 300 to 700 patrons. The southside of the building is a bricked courtyard and lookout with a view of Montreal's skyline from Mont-Royal.

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