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Everyone to Parliament!

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Place Royale

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Place d’Armes

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Notre-Dame Street

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Champ-de-Mars

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West Portico

Détail d’une illustration du 19e siècle de l’incendie du parlement de Montréal. Une foule dense se presse autour de l’édifice. Un officier à cheval tente de se frayer un chemin à travers la cohue.

“Burning of the houses of assembly, at Montreal” (detail), Pointe-à-Callière, 2011.60c.

According to archival records and eyewitness accounts, it was here, at the west portico of Parliament, that the rioters who had come from the Champ-de-Mars set the fire. After forcing their way through the portico’s wooden entrance, they reached a paper storage area, set sheets alight and hurled them into the building.

Witnesses to the Parliament Fire

Illustration du 19e siècle de l’incendie du parlement de Montréal. Une foule dense se presse autour de l’édifice. Un officier à cheval tente de se frayer un chemin à travers la cohue.

“Burning of the houses of assembly, at Montreal”, Pointe-à-Callière, 2011.60c.

Within minutes, the building was in flames. All the occupants managed to escape, however: there were no casualties.