Olympic Village

The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure in , , , built as the athletes' residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Designed by architects Roger D'Astous and Luc Durand, it was built massively over budget by a consortium of architects, including Joseph Zappia, who was later convicted of fraud in connection with his involvement with the building.
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: twin-tower structure in Montreal, built as the athletes‘ residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Also known as: “Le Village Olympique”, “Olympic Pyramids”, and “Olympic Village in Montreal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saputo Stadium and Olympic Stadium Montreal.

Stadium
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is a at Olympic Park in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in , Quebec, Canada. The stadium opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of CF Montréal. is situated 630 metres south of Olympic Village.

Stadium
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Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in , Canada, located at in the district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, it is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. is situated 1¼ km south of Olympic Village.

Park
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The is a large botanical garden in , , comprising 75 hectares of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longue-Pointe and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

Neighborhood
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was a neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel.

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is a district in . Located a ways east of , it features the Olympic Stadium and other major attractions.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood delineated by and Atateken Street in the of , , Canada. The entire Village is bordered approximately by Saint Hubert Street to the west, De Lorimier Avenue to the… is situated 5 km south of Olympic Village.

Olympic Village

Latitude
45.56859° or 45° 34′ 7″ north
Longitude
-73.55436° or 73° 33′ 16″ west
Levels
17
Open location code
87Q8HC9W+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 46844520
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q2022853
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In Other Languages

From French to Persian—“Olympic Village” goes by many names.
  • French: “Village olympique de Montréal”
  • French: “Village olympique”
  • German: “Olympisches Dorf”
  • Hebrew: “הכפר האולימפי אולימפיאדת מונטריאול”
  • Hungarian: “olimpiai falu (Montréal)”
  • Japanese: “オリンピック選手村”
  • Persian: “المپیک ویلج، مونترآل”

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