Olympic Park, Olympic park in Montréal, Canada
Olympic Park is a large sports and public space in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood of Montréal, Canada. It groups together the Olympic Stadium, the Montreal Tower, the Biodôme, a planetarium, and several sports facilities on a single connected site.
The site was built in the early 1970s on land that had been part of a golf course, to host the 1976 Summer Olympics. After the Games ended, the facilities were gradually converted for public use, and new venues like the Biodôme and the planetarium were added over the following decades.
The stadium at the heart of the park is nicknamed "The Big O" after the oval shape of its roof, which visitors can see from far away. A plaza near the stadium was renamed Place Nadia Comaneci in honor of the Romanian gymnast who became famous at the 1976 Games, and the sign is easy to spot during a walk around the grounds.
The site is reachable by metro from the Viau or Pie-IX stations, and the main entrance is on Pierre-De Coubertin Avenue. It is worth planning a visit around the season, since outdoor events fill the Esplanade in summer while the indoor venues stay active year-round.
The Biodôme was originally the velodrome where cycling and judo events took place during the 1976 Games, before it was converted into a nature museum. The Montreal Tower leans at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa and is considered the tallest leaning structure in the world.
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