Coming back after some dark time those past weeks.
There has been a lot of posts here and elsewhere on the internet about Montreal famous Silo No.5. But this time I tried making it different with 360 views (link in the end).
Around 10 years ago, when I visited first Montreal, I saw that massive decayed concrete structure in the Old Port. Looking at it for a second, I thought that it would probably be better to be demolished and would have never imagined visiting it someday. When I arrived in Canada and in Montreal months ago, I was already practicing UE for years and started immediately doing some online researches. Not so surprisingly, the first result was this place, Silo No.5. After an unsuccessful first try during winter with a newly acquaintance, we finally managed to get there safely, weeks after our first try.
Let's put the light on Silo No.5. The building was built in 1906 and is one of the biggest in the city with 206 silos. The Silos were used to stock and offload grains mostly going to Europe via the Saint-Laurent River.
The inside of the building is very impressive. This was the very first time I would visit such a gigantic place. You need more than 5 minutes to go from the far east to the west. Going to the very top will require your to climb around 300 steps, but the landscape totally worth it. Although this was not my first big Silo, the atmosphere was very special in there. Sometimes it seems like things were untouched or still in activity and that's a cool thing regarding the number of people trying to go everyday.
The two highlights were surprisingly not the landscape from above, but two beautiful rooms. The first one which is a tiny command post nearby the River (photo #3), the second which is a place where all the grains seemed to be gathered and distributed in every Silo (photo #1).
>>> See virtual tour <<< Hope you'll enjoy.