Underground City
RÉSO, commonly referred to as the Underground City, is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels, shopping centres, residential and commercial complexes, convention halls, universities and performing arts venues that form the heart of Montreal's central business district, colloquially referred to as Downtown Montreal.Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shopping center
- Description: network of connected buildings in Montreal
- Also known as: “RESO”, “RÉSO”, and “Underground City, Montreal”
- Address: 800 Rue de La Gauchetière Ouest, Montréal, QC H5A 1L3
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montreal Central Station and Bell Centre.
Montreal Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreal Central Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-busiest train station in Canada, after Toronto Union Station. Montreal Central Station is situated 130 metres northwest of Underground City.
Bell Centre
Stadium
Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bell Centre, formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, replacing Montreal Forum and it is the largest indoor arena in Canada. Bell Centre is situated 470 metres southwest of Underground City.
Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James is situated 230 metres west of Underground City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Montreal and Old Montreal.
Downtown Montreal
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Old Montreal
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Quartier des spectacles
Neighborhood
Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Underground City
- Categories: underground city, pedestrian walkway, and shop
- Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.49954° or 45° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-73.56587° or 73° 33′ 57″ westOpen location code
87Q8FCXM+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4316250962OpenStreetMap feature
shop=mallWikidata ID
Q44558
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Underground City” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Montrealgo lurpeko hiria”
- Chinese: “滿地可地下城”
- Chinese: “蒙特婁地下城市”
- Finnish: “Montreal Underground City”
- Finnish: “Montrealin maanalainen kaupunki”
- French: “Montréal souterrain”
- French: “RÉSO”
- French: “ville souterraine”
- German: “Montréal souterrain”
- German: “RÉSO”
- German: “Untergrundstadt Montreal”
- German: “Ville intérieure”
- Italian: “Montréal souterrain”
- Japanese: “モントリオール地下街”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Montréal souterrain”
- Norwegian: “Montréal souterrain”
- Persian: “شهر زیرزمینی مونترال”
- Portuguese: “Cidade subterrânea de Montreal”
- Slovenian: “Montréal souterrain”
- Slovenian: “podzemni Montreal”
- Slovenian: “RÉSO”
- Slovenian: “Ville intérieure”
- Spanish: “Montreal subterraneo”
- Spanish: “Montreal subterráneo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Bonaventure and Gare Centrale.
Nearby Places
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