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| | Montreal, Quebec |
 | | This cruciform office tower (1962) sits atop an underground shopping mall which forms the nexus of the Underground City (Ville souterraine), one of the world's largest, with indoor access to hundreds of shops, restaurants, offices, and businesses, as well as Metro stations, transportation terminuses, and tunnels extending all over downtown. |
 | | Jacques Cartier referred to the colony as "Ville Marie en l'isle de Montréal" in 1642, the year of its founding. |
 | | During the early 18th century, the name of the island came to be used as the name of the town. |
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