Final Solution to Montreal Location The location is Place...
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Final Solution to Montreal Location
The location is Place Ville Marie Plaza By John Murray
This is the image for October and the immigration reference is to the Netherlands.
This image is linked to Verse 2 and a casque in Montreal, Canada.
I am writing what I believe to be the complete solution to the Montreal
treasure hunt as I feel I have solved this mystery which has been going on
for the past 35 years.
I still do not have the treasure casque and hope to dig it out in the coming
days. However I am also faced with the possibility that it may never be
found.
I have recently discovered that the Place Ville Marie Plaza began extensive
renovation on January 8th 2018 and will be spending over $200 million
dollars which will be demolishing and completely remodeling the plaza. I
have contacted the Building owners and also spoke to one of the foreman’s
of the contractors hired for the renovations. They have assured me if
something is there they will gladly hand it over.
I also unfortunately discovered by the owners that another renovation
occurred 30 years ago which would make it about 5 years after the Casque
was supposedly buried.
The Plaza is situated on a concrete slab which acts as the roof of the mall
and underground parking lot. In 1962 the plaza was left as concrete as you
will see below in some older black and white pictures. Later in the late 70`s
early 80`s the plaza was turned into a green park with trees and flowers but
for this transformation a tremendous amount of dirt had to be added on top
of the already existing concrete which over time added too much stress and
weight creating the possibility of a roof collapse on the mall and
underground parking lot. The plaza was entirely retrofitted with a
Styrofoam base beneath the dirt creating the same height overlay but
needing much less dirt to finish the job and alleviating most of the weight.
I am afraid the casque may have been destroyed at that time. We are not
fully certain and I am hoping that the dates are wrong. Perhaps it was not
touched and perhaps Byron Preiss hid the Casque after this renovation,
either way the mystery will soon be revealed.
The left side
of the white
shirt collar
may form the
outline of
southwestern
Quebec,
where the
boundary
drops south,
turns
eastwards for
a while, and
then makes a
final, short
drop to the
south beside
Montreal.
The right side
of the white
shirt collar
forms a very
reasonable
representation
of the St.
Lawrence
River, as it
flows
northeast
through
Montreal.
The mouth
appears to be
the shape of
the island of
Montreal
The Golden
Square mile
and the map
outlining the
area that it
covers.
The George
Stephen house
Candelabra
lamppost is the
only one of its
kind in North
America.
Others have
been found but
only in Italy
which confirms
that the casque
is located in
Montreal and
not in any
other of the U.S
locations.
The "legeater
cat" that
appears in a
golden
rectangle on
the man's
shirt. If we
look at other
casque
locations
already
discovered in
the U.S, Preiss
always gave us
a main
location and
from there
went on to
find a more
secluded
location to
hide and bury
the casque.
I think his main location was Dorchester
Square, Its located in the Golden square
mile and if you look at the leg of the
“Legeater Cat” which extends outside the
Golden square you would end up in
another square which at the time was
called ¨Dominion Square¨ now it is called
¨Place du Canada¨.
This other square strangely is shaped like
the leg of the animal which resembles a
horse`s hoof.
The George
Stephen house
Candelabra can
also be a
Reference to the
Accomplishments
of
George Stephens
who was
The financial
genius behind
The creation of
the
Canadian Pacific
Railway.
It may have a
connection to
The spot where
the casque
was buried.
Place Ville Marie
was built
Over a railroad
track
System which still
operates
Beneath the plaza
today.
Within
Dorchester
Square we
find several
possibilities
connecting
with the
Painting.
The fingers in
the painting
are indicating
a close
resemblance
to the legs of
the horse on
the Boar War
Memorial
Statue found
in Dorchester
square.
The nose on
the painting is
unusually
large. I believe
the nose and
nostrils are
representing
the Mary
Queen of the
World
Cathedral
which is
across the
street from
Dorchester
Square.
Interesting
fact “Preiss”
writes in the
verse,
“Gnomes
admire Fays
delight”
Certainly the
Cathedral has
plenty of
statues
and angels to
satisfy this
part of the
verse.
Place du Canada
Square which is
the second square
just outside the
Golden square
mile and
neighbouring to
Dorchester
square we find St.
George Anglican
Church.
However I think
“Preiss” had
meant this clue to
be a more specific
indication to
where to start
digging.
It appears like
two granite walls
and where both
meet start digging
which is why the
small loop
towards the
bottom looks like
a hole having
been dug out.
Latitude / Longitude Hints
Montreal is between the latitudes of 45
and 46 degrees north. It is between
the longitudes of 73 and 74 degrees
west.
We can clearly see numbers in the
hair line indication 73 & 45 for the
GPS coordinates of Montreal.
Interesting note
that if the
wildcat from the
Mount Stephen
Club located in
the Golden
square is trying
to convey the
message of
Dorchester
Square and its
hoof paw
extended outside
referring to
Place du Canada
square then it`s
also possible that
it is also
referring to the
Lion statue
situated on the
eastern side of
Dorchester
square.
If it is the Lion, then
note that it is facing
south east almost
towards The Place
Ville Marie Plaza
which is where the
Royal Bank of Canada
is located.
Note the Logo of the
Royal Bank of Canada
a Golden Lion.
(Another wildcat).
As I ventured
east towards The
Place Ville
Marie Plaza, I
walked up 5
steps to reach
the plaza much
like the painting
depiction
showing 5 steps.
The repeated
use of a
checkerboard
pattern was
tough to
discover I too
thought that
they were a
reference to the
Grand Prix and
St. Helene
Island much
like many
others.
Then I
remembered
that The Place
Ville Marie
Logo back in
the 80’s was a
checkered
pattern in
reference to the
building design.
It has since been
changed
completely to a
different design.
(see to the right)
The Logo of Place Ville
Marie was the shape of
the building which is
built in a cross pattern.
The New Logo
is completely changed
and obviously
made it very difficult to
discover the older checkered logo
pattern.
The square
with the X
appeared to
contain
two runes. The
one on the left
appeared to
be wunjô. The
one on the right
appeared to be
a reflected
version
of laguz.
The runes gave
me a headache
and turned out
to be a red
herring as it
had nothing to
do with runes.
The letters P,V,
M & number 1
can be shown
here to
represent Place
Ville Marie 1
Building.
Place Ville Marie has 5 buildings in its complex the main building
is known as P1 which is known as 1 Place Ville Marie.
The X design with a slightly wider line is the skylight on one of
the squares in the plaza. If you look at the picture to the top right
seen from inside the skylight looking up you will see that a line is
wider due to the 3D effect from the pyramid shape skylight.
Back in the
days the
skylights were
non-existent
and you can see
the spiral
staircase
leading to the
underground
mall and
parking lot.
Today the
staircase still
exist and I
believe the
curls in the hair
on both sides
represents
both spiral
staircases.
*This also shows how the plaza was once only a concrete base. Tons of dirt were added years later to plant trees and flowers. Unfortunately the added weight created a problem to the underground mall and parking lot. A Styrofoam base was retrofitted beneath the dirt some 5 years after the Casque was buried which I believe was destroyed at that time.
I have found the
match to the beret
on the painting
with the
background
setting from Place
Ville Marie Plaza.
Looking North
towards the
Mount Royal
which is
University street
you will see the
South East side of
the Mountain.
This is the only
location where
this portion of the
mountain can be
seen.
All other spots
are blocked by
buildings.
The outline
clearly matches
the Beret’s right
side.
The castle like
bump on the right
is the Royal
Victoria Hospital.
The rest is simply
the outline of the
mountain.
The hair strands
appear as two sets
of parallel lines
like two sets of
railroad tracks.
The hair is
positioned near
the bottom of the
beret disappearing
beneath like the
train tunnel
beneath Mount
Royal which still
operates today and
travels beneath
Place Ville Marie
Plaza.
The Opal jewel
on the top of
the Beret I
believe
represents the
Beacon light of
Place Ville
Marie.
The rotating
rooftop beacon
is a symbol of
Place Ville
Marie it
belongs to the
Royal Bank of
Canada and
can be seen for
50 kilometers
in all
directions.
The Flower I
believe has a few
hidden clues.
If we compare the
“V” shapes on the
top left corner and
right side of the
painting you will
see that they match
up with the “V”
shapes located on
the fountain
situated at Place
Ville Marie Plaza.
The circle from #6
on the flower is the
water fountain, it is
surrounded to the
bottom by a square
feature just like on
the bottom of the
flower petal.
The double line
outline is also a
feature on the
fountain.
The Lamp post is a
match with the
center bubbles
found in the
flower.
The two sleeves
with the same
checkered pattern
that we see on the
painting I believe
are the two
buildings seen
here as we look
towards the
mountain
They have the
same checkered
pattern because
they are part of
the same complex
thus had the same
logo back in the
80’s.
They are known
as PVM2 & PVM
3.
(Place Ville Marie
2 & Place Ville
Marie 3).
The left side has a
smile and right
side a frown.
If you face the
mountain and
smile on your
right side then the
casque is buried
next to the right
hand side skylight
It took me a
while to find
this. It`s an
aerial shot of
the Place Ville
Marie Plaza.
The above
image is either
a reference to
the indoor
parking
entrance or the
circle of the
fountain
situated at the
top of the
plaza.
The black
shape beside
the legeater cat
is The Place
Ville Marie
Plaza
outline as seen
to the right on
the
aerial map.
By looking at the black shape on the painting the bottom right it
shows a gold box which should be the area where the Casque is
buried.
If you
superimpose the
black shape on
the plaza map
outline you will
see that Byron
Preiss actually
purposely shifted
the bottom two
black squares to
the right, which
otherwise should
have covered the
two bottom
skylights but
instead it leaves
the contour of one
skylight exposed.
By looking at the
black shape on
the painting the
bottom right it
shows a gold box
which should be
the area where
the casque is
buried
I believe this means
Where the two
Granite walls meet dig.
I believe this
image confirms
my theory if the
outer square
represents the
Place Ville
Marie Plaza,
then the top
right square
would be the
north eastern
skylight.
The bottom
right square
would be the
south eastern
skylight.
One of the
fingers is
pointing
directly at the
west side of the
skylight
indicating the
Casque
location. .
The final resting place of the Casque at the Place Ville Marie Plaza
Buried near the south eastern skylight.
As I have said it may no longer be there as renovations to the plaza took place some 30 years ago and new renovations are now ongoing.
The owners and contractors have assured me that if it still there they will contact me.
I have created a quick summary of the various clues on the painting.
At the place
where jewels
abound
At the place where the jewels are abound (note the word
place)
It was a clue as they are at Place Ville Marie Plaza.
Fifteen rows
down to the
ground
This still has me stumped I thought the Sun Life building
reference was good and it may still but entering the plaza
from Mansfield street there are 15 steps.
The Building was also built over a railway system which still
runs today beneath the building and which was originally
15 meters wide.
It is also 12 steps from inside Place Ville Marie 1 to the
Plaza and then 3 more steps down to the Plaza floor could
this be the 15 rows down.
In the middle of
twenty-one
From end to end
Dorchester Square from end to end is 21,000 square meters.
As the sound of
friends
Fills the afternoon
hours
Both Dorchester square and Place Ville Marie Plaza are
crowded parks especially during the afternoon hours so
many friends would gather there daily.
Here is a
sovereign people
Place du Canada square use to be called Dominion Square
which is another reference for Sovereign.
It could refer to The 1980 Quebec referendum which was
the first referendum in Quebec on whether Quebec should
pursue a path toward Sovereignty.
Who build
palaces to
shelter
Their heads for
a night!
The palaces could certainly refer to the many hotels which
refer to royalty.
Near Dorchester square we had back in the 80’s the
Windsor Hotel, today we still have the Chateau Champlain
and near the Place Ville Marie Plaza seen from the casque
location is The Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
Gnomes admire
Fays delight
The Gnomes and Fays are probably references to statues in
and around the various squares
not to mention the churches (Mary Queen of the World and
the St. George Anglican Church.
The namesakes
meeting
Near this site.
The namesakes? Well we had many back in the 80’s,
Dorchester square and Dorchester Blvd,
Windsor Hotel and Windsor street as well as Windsor Train
Station, and finally
Mary Queen of the world Cathedral is situated on place de
la Cathédrale.
Place Ville Marie Plaza now & soon to be.
As I said in my Introduction Place Ville Marie Plaza has presently begun major renovations that will completely change the outlook it once had.
Was from 1980’s to 2017
Now 2018
Picture taken January 22 2018
Soon to be Summer 2018
If the Casque is not found during this dig then it has been lost forever. Possibly done during a previous retrofit to the plaza some
30 years ago just a few years after Byron Preiss hid the casque.