452, Notre-Dame East
The original building was called Greek Syrian Orthodox Saint-Nicolas Church (with its French correspondence) or Saint Nicholas Cathedral. Before, a three-storey building occupied the land but was demolished for the construction of the Church built between 1910 and 1912 in spite of the bankruptcy of the contractor and the financial problems of the Syrian Community. A Lantern Tower was to crown it, but it was sacrificed because of lack of money.
The fire damaged the Church in 1931 but above all the building next to it. Later the two bell towers disappeared without apparent reason it seems. Then the Syrian congregation left the place in 1949 and delocalized in Villeray. The Belgian community then occupied the premises. Since the beginning of 2000, the building has been transformed into condominiums.
As this building is located in the historic district of Montreal, it is protected for the future generations
