The clock tower marks the entrance to the port and is a memorial to merchant marines lost at sea in wartime
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The clock tower marks the entrance to the port and is a memorial to merchant marines lost at sea in wartime The tower is also a lighthouse to guide incoming ships It was built between 1919 and 1932 from a design by Montreal based engineer Paul Leclaire the clock mechanism was made in England as a replica of Big Ben by Gillett and Johnson The history of Montreal spans over 8 000 years Jacques Cartier was the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832 and was the capitol of the United Province of Canada from 1844 to 1849 Montreal Quebec Canada