Hotel Universel Montreal
- located adjacent to the Olympic Stadium
- high-speed internet access
- swimming pool
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Olympic Stadium
For a great view of the city, take the cable car that goes from the Montreal Olympic Stadium to an observation deck. Tickets to the top cost $9 CAN for adults and $5.50CAN for children and students. There is also a free shuttle bus from the Olympic Park to the Botanical Garden. The Olympic Stadium, a worthwhile tourist attraction in Montreal, is easily reached by metro stop Viau.
The Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada
Built in 1976 for the Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada, the Olympic Stadium is well-known for its multi-purpose use. The stadium sits in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood of Montreal, which is considered to be one of the city's up and coming premiere neighborhoods.
Roger Taillibert, a French architect, designed the stadium for the Summer Olympics of 1976 and for years of use afterwards. Based on plant and animal forms, the stadium is today considered a masterpiece of Organic Modern architecture. This is widely recognized in the stadium's tower, along with the tentacle-like pieces that encircle the building, which resembles the fin of a fish.
The stadium is well known and recognizable by the tower that juts into the sky, making it Montreal's sixth tallest building. Underneath this tower sits the Olympic pool. The stadium in Montreal is the world's largest stadium, as well.
Today, the stadium has a wide variety of uses. The stadium serves as a venue for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes, and a number of other American Football events, such as the World Bowl in 1992. The National Football League on occasion also hosts pre-season games between its American teams in the stadium. Baseball also uses the Montreal stadium as the home of the Montreal Expos, a Major League Baseball team.
More than that, the stadium also serves as a soccer venue, with former Major League Soccer residents the Montreal Manic. Today, the stadium hosts numerous soccer events and tournaments, such as the 2007 FIFA Under 20 World Cup, in which two of the games played sold out to crowds of over 55,000 people. Beginning in 2012, the stadium will host tournament games for the Montreal Impact.
Beginning in 1976, the Olympic Stadium in Montreal serves its purpose, showcasing Canada's development and architectural prowess to the world. Beyond that, though, the stadium has lived a long life, serving Canada's cultural sports. The stadium has witnessed football, baseball, and soccer games. In its life, the stadium has seen more talent and history than anyone can imagine. The Olympic Stadium in montreal is set for the future.
Montreal Areas
- Montreal Airport Hotels
Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (formerly called Dorval) is the city's only commercial airport for international and Canadian flights. It is located 12 miles west of downtown Montreal on Route 20.
- Bell Centre Hotels
Every year, the home of the Montreal Canadiens attracts close to 850,000 spectators to their hockey games, while 650,000 people walk through the doors to watch over 120 shows, for a total of 1.5 million spectators.
- Downtown Montreal Hotels
The heart of downtown is St. Catherine Street, the city's major east-west thoroughfare, where department stores and bookstores exist side by side with strip clubs and discount clothing centers.
- Convention Center Hotels
Only 20 minutes from the city's international airport and near several thousand hotel rooms, the Palais is easily accessible by car, public transit, bike or you can walk.
- Olympic Stadium Hotels
The Olympic Stadium and surrounding venues in Montreal were built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The stadium's tower was completed a little later, in 1988 or 12 years after the Olympics.
- Old Montreal Hotels
Its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages, river promenade, and street performers make Old Montreal irresistible for visitors.
- Mount Royal Park Hotels
First opened to the public in 1876, Lac aux CastorsMount Royal Park (in French - Parc du Mont-Royal) was designed to provide an open green area where locals and visitors could partake of a number of different fresh-air activities.
- Underground City Hotels
You'll be amazed by its brightly lit, scrupulously clean passageways, linking thousands of boutiques, major hotels, restaurants, universities, dozens of office buildings and attractions.
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