This is a large beautiful cathedral in central Montreal, nextdoor to the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Whatever is happening outside with the noise and cold of modern Montreal in November, is forgotten when you enter and appreciate the art, beauty and scale of this place. Even as a non-religious person I found this place to be quite extraordinary and definitely worth a visit.

We arrived just as mass started and we stayed through its entirety. Mass was conducted only in French but we were still able to follow along. The hymns and the organ sounded amazing with so much more depth in this huge cathedral versus our hometown. I would definitely want to attend mass here on a regular basis. After mass, we had the opportunity to explore and were impressed with the overall size of the entire cathedral, built after St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, but even at this size it was just the 3rd largest in Quebec.

This is a very large catholic cathedral in the city centre. It contains many beautiful windows. the ceiling is a work of art. The sculptures on the front of the cathedral are very impressive. Very calm place to walk round especially when the choir was in singing.

This is a gorgeous cathedral modeled after St. Peter's Basilica, including a wonderful replica of Bernini's baldachin over the altar. There are beautiful paintings of Montréal's Catholic history in the aisles, and music during mass was terrific. Of the four basilicas in Montréal, this was my favorite, and it's well worth a visit.

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, it would like to be partly a copy of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. Look longer at a stunning neo-baroque ciborium is located under the dome. Chapel of the Assumption is known also as the Marriage Chapel. I was surprised with the paintings which are not painted with biblical themes but depicting historical events in the early days of Montreal called Ville-Marie at the time. The bishop's Mgr. Ignace Bourget, second bishop of Montreal, mortuary chapel is behind the door - it is the person who ordered building of the cathedral after previous was burned out. If you are in the city don't miss this gem.

Mary Queen of the world Cathedral is directly across from the Fairmont hotel famous for John Lennons bed in and recording of Give Peace a Chance. The Cathedral is very peaceful and beautiful. Well worth a half hour visit.