McGill University

McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational, international university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821, McGill is considered to be the second best university in Canada and amongst the top universities in the world.

Campus

The main campus is situated in downtown Montreal at the foot of Mount Royal. Most of the buildings are situated in a park-like campus north of Sherbrooke Street between Peel and Aylmer streets and north of Docteur-Penfield Avenue west of Peel Street (near Peel and McGill metro stations).

Related Topics:
Mount Royal - Peel - McGill - Metro

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A secondary campus, the Macdonald Campus, is in the district of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Founded in 1905, this campus, known as Macdonald College until 1972, is some 32 kilometres from downtown Montreal on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. The Macdonald Campus is the home of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition and the McGill School of Environment.

Related Topics:
Macdonald Campus - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue - 1905 - 1972 - Island of Montreal

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The architecture of the downtown campus is an eclectic mix reflecting the various periods in which the buildings were erected, although they are all constructed using local grey limestone, which serves as a unifying element.

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