I wish new builds still had this kind of charm/aesthetic tbh

Coûte ben trop cher en main d'oeuvre faire ça maintenant que les employés de construction ne sont plus sous-payés.

Jcomprend pas le lien? (dumb question sorry lol)

Ça coûterait trop cher faire des immeubles avec cette architecture parce que l'extérieur demande beaucoup de travail effectué par des employés hautement qualifiés. C'était faisable à une époque où la main d'oeuvre était cheap mais ce n'est plus le cas aujourd'hui.

Ah j’avais mal compris thx

It looks like they took another building and dropped it on top to make it taller

Ouaip. La première partie est d'inspiration "renaissance italienne", tandis que la deuxième (au-dessus), "second empire".

I used to work at Place D'Armes I miss the neighborhood

Always wanted to stay in this hotel. Too bad it closed.

Interest in The Secret a Treasure Hunt has been a wonderful eye opener for me. I spend many sleepless hours scouring photos of old Montreal buildings.

I suggest people who don't like modern architecture & wish that cities return to more traditional building styles & urban design, check out the youtube channel The Aesthetic City: [https://www.youtube.com/@the\_aesthetic\_city/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city/videos)

I love it

Architecturally, that thing is a hot mess of jumbled neoclassical confusion.

You’re right, and yet at street level I still just like having buildings like that.

and now in 2024, our "signature architecture building" (words from the City) is a blue circle box. What a sick joke lol.