Polypède
Polypède is a work of art in Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec. Polypède is situated nearby to the work of art Square Forms and Circles, as well as near the theater building James Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Redpath Museum and Square Forms and Circles.
Redpath Museum
Museum
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The Redpath Museum is a museum of natural history belonging to McGill University and located on the university's campus on Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Redpath Museum is situated 170 metres south of Polypède.
Square Forms and Circles
Work of art
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Square Forms and Circles is a large bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, made in 1963 in an edition of seven. Standing approximately 2.5 m high, it comprises several flat bronze plates that are rivetted or jointed together, all with a rough surface treatment and greenish patina.
McCord Stewart Museum
Museum
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McCord Stewart Museum, formerly known as the McCord Museum of Canadian History, is a public research and teaching museum. The Museum’s Archives, Documentary Art, Dress, Fashion and Textiles, Indigenous Cultures, Material Culture and Photography collections, containing 2.5 million images, objects, documents and works of art, position it as the custodian of a remarkable historical heritage. McCord Stewart Museum is situated 350 metres southeast of Polypède.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Montreal and Quartier des spectacles.
Downtown Montreal
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Downtown is the central business district of Montreal, and home to its largest concentration of museums, art galleries and shopping, and to the Mont-Royal Park and Montreal's Chinatown.
Quartier des spectacles
Neighborhood
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Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.
Old Montreal
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Old Montreal is what many visitors come to Montreal for: old cobblestoned streets lined with buildings dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, grand old French restaurants, history museums, and the riverfront Old Port.
Polypède
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.50596° or 45° 30′ 22″ northLongitude
-73.57722° or 73° 34′ 38″ westInception
1967Open location code
87Q8GC4F+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 11837836616OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include James Square and Wilson Hall.
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