Olympic Park, Montreal
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45°33′35″N 73°33′03″W / 45.559662°N 73.550828°W
The Olympic Park (French: Parc olympique) is a district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which was home to many of the venues from the 1976 Summer Olympics.
It is bound by Sherbrooke Street to the west, Viau Street to the north, Pierre de Coubertin Avenue to the east, and Pie-IX Boulevard to the south.
Structures in the district include the:
- Olympic Stadium
- Biodome (Originally the Olympic Velodrome)
- Olympic Athletes' Village
- Maurice Richard Arena (Olympic host of boxing and wrestling events)
- Pierre Charbonneau Centre (Olympic host of wrestling)
- Olympic Pool (Olympic host of swimming events)
- Additionally: Saputo Stadium, Famous Players' Starcité theater, and the Montreal Metro stations Pie-IX and Viau
Adjacent to the park across Sherbrooke Street is Maisonneuve Park, which contains the Montreal Botanical Garden (Olympic host of Athletics (20 km walk) and Modern pentathlon) and Montreal Insectarium.
External links
Media related to Montreal Olympic Park at Wikimedia Commons
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