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Under such circumstances, Mont Royal Park was needed by people, especially the working classes, as a multifunctional public open space, which could alleviate their intense work stress and reliving from the high urbanized environment. With the progress of industrialization, the urbanization of the city began. The creation of open green areas is an essential element in the development of urbanization. New York Central Park, as a successful precedent for a public city park in a metropolis, supported the proposal to create a park created by Sir James Alexander in 1840. Mount Royal was chosen for its natural beauty and the convenience of its location . Frederic Law Olmsted was named the principal designer of Mount Royal Park. He saw the suffering brought by industrialization and used it as the foundation of his plans for the park and this resulted in a park very different from other parks built before