Monument à la Pointe

In a traffic circle in Montréal's Le Sud-Ouest borough, a 14-metre-high commemorative artwork of concrete, brick, aluminum and steel is described by the Art public Montréal catalogue as "a tribute to the history of Pointe-Saint-Charles", with the neighbourhood's evolution taking "the form of a sedimentation of bygone times". Monument à la Pointe is by the sculptor Gilles Mihalcean, who the catalogue says has been "a self-taught sculptor since 1969". It is dated 2001.

The catalogue calls the work "a 14-metre-high commemorative artwork" measuring 1400 x 400 cm. It describes three sections. The base, a triangular prism of green-coloured concrete, refers to the historical importance of Irish immigrants. The central section, in red brick, reflects the working-class housing of the neighbourhood. The third part, "topped with three chimneys", underlines the industrial past of the sector. The catalogue adds that the pillars supporting the structure are "reminiscent of the past presence of marshes" on its banks.