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 | | He also counted on being able to challenge the Anglican bishops, who had also adopted the neo-gothic style for their churches, by choosing, as the site for the new cathedral, a place in the heart of the anglophone sector of Montréal, very close to Christ Church Cathedral, built from 1857 to 1859. |
 | | Moreover, in constructing the building in the west part of Montréal, near to the newly built Windsor station, he was distancing himself from the Catholic francophone population he was supposed to be serving. |
 | | Bourgeau followed his instructions but tried in vain, on his return, to convince the bishop that a monument such as that of the Vatican was not capable of being reproduced, even less so on a reduced scale, and that the architecture needed to respect the canons of proportion, harmony and beauty. |
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