Visitor Attractions in Montreal - Angrignon Park, Atwater Market, Bal En Blanc, Belmont Park, Montreal, Casino de Montreal, Culture of Montreal, Downto (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Angrignon Park, Atwater Market, Bal en Blanc, Belmont Park, Montreal, Casino de Montreal, Culture of Montreal, Downtown Montreal, Ecomuseum Zoo, Jean-Talon Market, Lachine Canal, Landmarks of Montreal, La Ronde (amusement park), Montreal Biodome, Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal International Auto Show, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Mount Royal, Old Montreal, Old Port of Montreal, Olympic Stadium (Montreal), Opera de Montreal, Quartier des Spectacles, Saint Laurent Boulevard. Excerpt: The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The stadium 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; "The Big Owe" name has also been used to reference the astronomical cost of the stadium and the 1976 Olympics as a whole. The stadium is the largest by seating capacity in Canada. After the Olympics, it became the home of Montreal's professional baseball and Canadian football teams. Since 2004, when the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., the stadium has no main tenant, and with a history of financial and structural problems, is largely seen as a white elephant. It currently serves as a 56,040-seat multipurpose facility for special events (e.g. concerts, trade shows), and continues to serve as a 66,308-seat venue for playoff and Grey Cup games hosted by the Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal Impact also use the stadium on occasion when a larger capacity venue is needed or when the weather restricts outdoor play in the spring months. The tower incorporated into the base of the stadium, called the Montreal Tower, is the tallest inclined tower in the world at 175 metres (574 ft). The stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert to be a very elaborate facility featuring a retractable roof, the design of the stadium resembles to the Osaka 1970 World Expo Australian pavillion, Nekko09 (talk) 20:48, 15 April 2013 (UTC) which was to be opened and closed by a huge 175-metre (574 ft) tower - the tallest inclined structure in the world, and the sixth tallest structure in Montreal. The Olympic swimming pool is located under this tower. An Olympic velodrome (since converted to the Montreal Biodome, an indoor nature museum) was situated at the base of the tower in a building similar in design to the swimming pool. The building was built as the main stadium