McGill University, formally McGill College, is an english-language university located in downtown Montréal at the foot of Mount Royal. The architecture of the campus has a common element in that they were constructed using grey limestone, though the buildings themselves reflect the various periods in which they were built. Initially founded in 1821, McGill is considered to be one of the best universities in Canada. International university rankings such as the Times Higher Education Supplement, Gourman Report, and the Princeton Review place McGill among the top 100 universities globally. In 1998, the Gourman Report placed McGill on top in their list of the best Canadian universities for Undergraduate Programs.