Place des Nations

Place des Nations is a ruins in Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec. Place des Nations is situated nearby to the garden Jardin des États-Unis, as well as near the theater building Amphithéâtre de l’Espace 67.

Photo: Colocho, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Ruins
Description: public square at the south end of Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also known as: “Place des nations”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parc Jean-Drapeau and Biosphere.

Parc Jean-Drapeau

Photo: Jazmin Million, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parc Jean-Drapeau is a district in Montreal. It is comprised of the islands Île Sainte-Helene and Île Notre-Dame in the Saint Lawrence river.

The Biosphere, also known as the Montreal Biosphere, is a museum dedicated to the environment in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is housed in the former United States pavilion constructed for Expo 67 located within the grounds of Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's Island. Biosphere is situated 780 metres north of Place des Nations.

Habitat 67

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

Habitat 67, or just Habitat, is a housing complex at Cité du Havre, on the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by Israeli-Canadian-American architect Moshe Safdie. Habitat 67 is situated 1 km southwest of Place des Nations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pointe du Moulin à Vent and Cité du Havre.

Pointe du Moulin à Vent

Locality

Photo: Dirac, CC0.

Pointe du Moulin à Vent is a locality.

Cité du Havre

Neighborhood

Photo: Bruno Adamo, CC BY 2.0.

Cité du Havre is a neighbourhood in the borough of Ville-Marie of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on a narrow man-made peninsula, the Mackay Pier, which was largely built to protect the Old Port of Montreal from the currents of the Saint Lawrence River and from ice banks and floodings in the springtime.

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.

Place des Nations

Categories: public space and historic site
Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.50725° or 45° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

-73.5338° or 73° 32′ 2″ west

Open location code

87Q8GF48+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 300595272

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q101013014

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Place des Nations” goes by many names.

French: “place des Nations”
French: “Place des Nations”
Turkish: “Place des Nations”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jardin des États-Unis and Amphithéâtre de l’Espace 67.

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