Palais de justice (Montreal)

Palais de justice
General information
TypeCourthouse
Architectural styleInternational style, Modernism
Location1, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Coordinates45°30′26″N 73°33′19″W / 45.507121°N 73.555307°W / 45.507121; -73.555307
Current tenantsCourt of Quebec, Quebec Superior Court
Construction started1965
Completed1971
OwnerGovernment of Quebec
Height73.92 m (242.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count18
Lifts/elevators26
Design and construction
Architect(s)David et Boulva
References

The Palais de justice is a courthouse in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1 Notre-Dame Street East in the Old Montreal neighbourhood of the Ville-Marie borough. It was completed in 1971.

Though located in the Old Montreal historic district, it is an international style structure, featuring the outdoor sculpture Allegrocube. The black metal and granite building is adjacent to the Champ de Mars square. It was designed by Montreal architects Pierre Boulva and Jacques David, whose other prominent Montreal projects included 500 Place D'Armes, Théâtre Maisonneuve, the Dow Planetarium and the Place-des-Arts, Atwater and Lucien-L'Allier metro stations.