Editing Mount Royal (section)

==Mount Royal Cross==
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[[File:Montreal - QC - Gipfelkreuz Mont Real.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Cross]] on top of Mount Royal during daytime.]]
The first [[Mount Royal Cross]] was placed there in 1643 by [[Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve]], the founder of the city, in fulfillment of a vow he made to [[the Virgin Mary]] when praying to her to stop a disastrous flood. Today, the mountain is crowned by a {{Convert|31.4|m|ft|0|adj=mid|-high}} illuminated cross, installed in 1924 by the [[Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste]] and now owned by the city. It was converted to [[fiber optics|fibre-optic]] light in 1992, and then to [[light-emitting diode|LEDs]] in 2009. The cross is usually lit in white, but can now be changed to any colour, including the purple traditionally used upon the death of a pope.

Beside the cross, a plaque marks the placement of a time capsule in 1992, during Montréal's 350th birthday celebration. It contains messages and drawings from 12,000 children, depicting their visions for the city in the year 2142, when the capsule is scheduled to be opened.<ref>[http://www.frommers.com/destinations/montreal/0018020036.html Walking tour: Mount Royal, ''Frommer's'']</ref>