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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Commerce
- Description: technology district in Montreal
- Also known as: “Cite du Multimedia”, “Cité du Multimédia”, and “La Cité du Multimédia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 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
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.
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.
Multimedia City
- Category: technology center
- Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.4985° or 45° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.55814° or 73° 33′ 29″ westOpen location code
87Q8FCXR+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 117748453OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q2974799
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Satellite Map
Discover Multimedia City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- French: “Cité du Multimédia”
- French: “Cité Multimédia”
- Turkish: “cité du Multimédia”
- Turkish: “Cité du Multimédia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Saint Paul and Maison Abner-Bagg.
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