McGill University, Research university in Montreal, Canada
McGill University is a research institution located in Montreal with 85 buildings arranged on two main sites, most in limestone and grouped around lawns and pathways. The main section extends from Roddick Gate uphill toward Mount Royal, blending open green spaces with denser clusters of buildings closer to downtown.
James McGill, a Scottish merchant, left land and funds in 1821 to establish the institution, which began with a medical school teaching 25 students. Over the following decades, it grew from a small college into a large research university with multiple faculties and international reach.
Students from about 150 countries walk the paths and gather in cafés across campus, making it feel internationally diverse. Classes and daily conversations happen in both French and English, reflecting Montreal's bilingual character.
The grounds include several libraries, research centers, and athletic facilities accessible through different entrances. The main campus sits on a slope, so paths vary in steepness and connect buildings at different elevations.
Researchers run stations in the Canadian Arctic thousands of kilometers north of the main campus, where they study environmental changes and climate patterns. These remote outposts make it possible to collect data in conditions far removed from urban life.
Location: Montreal
Inception: 1821
Founders: James McGill
Accessibility: Wheelchair limited access
Address: Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Phone: +15143984455
Website: https://mcgill.ca
GPS coordinates: 45.50417,-73.57472
Latest update: December 2, 2025 22:38
Montreal combines historic sites and cultural institutions along the Saint Lawrence River. The city displays its religious past in structures like Notre-Dame Basilica, whose neo-gothic facade dates to the 1820s, and Saint Joseph's Oratory, a Catholic pilgrimage site on Westmount. Mount Royal rises 764 ft (233 m) above the city center, offering views across downtown and the river. Parc Jean-Drapeau spans two former Expo islands and now houses the Biosphere and the Formula 1 track Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Cultural facilities include the Museum of Fine Arts, which presents Canadian and European collections, and Pointe-à-Callière, built on archaeological sites from the 17th century. Old Montreal preserves buildings from the French colonial period along cobblestone streets. The Olympic Stadium and Botanical Garden date from different 20th-century construction phases. Markets such as Jean-Talon and Atwater have sold regional produce for decades. The Quartier des Spectacles concentrates performance venues around Place des Arts, while the Underground City connects pedestrian passages beneath downtown.
This collection brings together some of the most well-known universities in the world, spread across four continents. You see institutions founded hundreds of years ago, with campuses full of history, standing next to research centers working on future technologies. These places host students, researchers, and teachers from many countries. Their lively academic life often spills into nearby neighborhoods. In Oxford and Cambridge, old colleges line narrow cobbled streets where students ride bikes. In Boston, Harvard’s brick buildings and the modern labs of MIT stretch along the Charles River. In California, Stanford’s arcades shine in the sun, while in Zurich, ETH overlooks the city from the hills. In Singapore, the tropical campus blends into the thick green of the island. Each university shapes the city around it, attracting visitors with its buildings, history, or simply the curiosity to see where some of today’s ideas are made.
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