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Photo taken from Notre Dame Basilica History and Culture Montreal is located in Quebec, Canada, along the St. Lawrence River. The region was founded by French settlers in 1642 as Fort Ville-Marie, later referred to as New France. King Louis XIV of France took over the colony and gave the settlers the island of Montreal. The construction of the Gothic Revival Notre-Dame Cathedral was overseen by Bishop Maurice de Sully and King Louis VII in 1163, with additions and restorat