Royal Bank building 360 Rue Saint-Jacques

In 1907, the Royal Bank of Canada moved its headquarters from Halifax to Montreal and decided to erect a skyscraper in 1926 to set up its offices. The 22-storey building is the highest period of the British Empire, expressing all its opulence and prosperity. The Royal Bank's head office remained at 360 Saint-Jacques Street until 1962, but there will still keep a branch until 2012. The building has three main divisions, namely the imposing base, the middle part of the tower and the pilasters at the top. The interior reflects the refinements of the classic Roman detail of the architecture of the Italian Renaissance. The main hall, a remarkable place where the bank, has 45-foot ceilings and travertine floors that form a pleasant hand-cut marble mosaic. The old counters of the bank are still in place today, serving at the Collective Crew & Café which has converted the space while maintaining its original characteristics.