Leonard Cohen mural (Tower of Songs)

The Leonard Cohen mural, known as Tower of Songs, is a 20-storey portrait of the Montreal-born singer, poet and novelist painted in 2017 on the side of a building near 1420 Rue Crescent in downtown Montreal, Quebec. It was created as part of the city's 375th anniversary celebrations and the MURAL festival, and it honours one of the most celebrated artists to emerge from the city. The title refers to Cohen's song Tower of Song.

The mural shows Cohen in a hat and suit, looking down over the downtown streets, and its scale makes it visible from many points around the centre of the city. The best vantage point is from Rue Crescent, where the full height of the portrait can be seen, and it can also be seen from the street corners nearby and from parts of Mont-Royal. At night, lighting highlights the portrait, giving a second view of it to those walking in the evening. A second Cohen mural, in the Plateau, is sometimes visited by fans, but the Crescent Street work is the larger and better-known one.

The mural is free to see and always accessible from the street. A visit usually takes only 10 to 20 minutes for viewing and photographs, though fans often combine it with a walk along Rue Crescent, whose bars and restaurants are among the busiest in the downtown area. It also pairs well with the nearby Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Rue Sherbrooke Ouest.

Mornings and midday offer good light for photography, and the street is quieter in daytime than at night, when Rue Crescent draws nightlife crowds. Leonard Cohen fans may also like to visit places connected to him in the city, such as the Plateau neighbourhood where he lived. The nearest metro stations are Peel and Guy-Concordia on the Green Line, within a short walk, and a single fare is CAD 3.75.