Multimedia City

The Cité du Multimédia is a neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located between Old Montreal, Griffintown and Downtown Montreal. The neighborhood is the result of a vast real-estate project launched by the Quebec government in the late 1990s which redeveloped abandoned nineteenth century industrial buildings into a business cluster for information technology companies.

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Type: Commerce
Description: technology district in Montreal
Also known as: “Cite du Multimedia”, “Cité du multimédia”, “Cité du Multimédia”, “Cité Multimédia”, and “La Cité du Multimédia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fonderie Darling and Bell Centre.

Fonderie Darling

Art gallery

Photo: Fonderie Darling, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fonderie Darling is a contemporary art complex located in the Cité du Multimédia district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in a former foundry, the complex consists of an art gallery and artists studios. Fonderie Darling is situated 140 metres southeast of Multimedia City.

Bell Centre

Stadium

Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bell Centre, formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose indoor 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 1 km west of Multimedia City.

Place d’Youville

Park

Photo: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal, CC BY 2.0.

The Place d'Youville in Old Montreal is a historical square in Montreal, named after Marguerite d'Youville. The roads from the Place Royale and McGill Street meet at this point. Place d’Youville is situated 270 metres northeast of Multimedia City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Montreal and Pointe du Moulin à Vent.

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.

Pointe du Moulin à Vent

Locality

Photo: Dirac, CC0.

Pointe du Moulin à Vent is a locality.

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.

Multimedia City

Category: technology center
Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.4985° or 45° 29′ 55″ north

Longitude

-73.55814° or 73° 33′ 29″ west

Open location code

87Q8FCXR+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117748453

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=commercial

Wikidata ID

Q2974799

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Multimedia City” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Cité du Multimédia”
French: “cité du Multimédia”
French: “Cité du Multimédia”
Turkish: “Cité du Multimédia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Place Saint Paul and Maison Abner-Bagg.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Café 2nd Gen and Mélisse.

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