Tower of Songs, Hommage à Leonard Cohen

**Style:** Monumental figurative portraiture on a high-rise side wall, combining refined tonal realism with the soft, iconic graphic clarity of contemporary mural portraiture. **Authorship:** Created in 2017 by Miles MacGregor (El Mac) and Gene Pendon for MU. **Historical context:** This giant homage to Leonard Cohen became one of Montreal's signature murals. Its title nods to one of Cohen's best-known songs, and its siting near places associated with his life deepens the work's memorial role. **Local flavor:** Downtown Montreal gives the mural a cinematic skyline presence. It rises above the restaurants, hotels, and nightlife of Crescent Street while still feeling intimate to a city that treats Cohen as a beloved local voice.

1420 Rue Crescent, Montréal, QC H3G 2B1, Canada