Montreal Olympic Stadium

Montreal Olympic Stadium

Located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Olympic Stadium was the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics and has a seating capacity of 56,040. It was also once the home of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos (who relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2004). It features a 175-meter-high tower, which is the tallest inclined structure in the world.

Designed by French architect Roger Taillibert, the Montreal Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful stadiums ever built. Its design concept resembles a ship sailing with its sails unfurled, and the iconic "mast" was the most troublesome and expensive part of the project. The entire stadium is oval-shaped, supported by 34 reinforced concrete columns. All prefabricated components were mounted on these columns, with cantilevers fixed to the columns extending up to 100 meters long and reaching a maximum height of 54 meters above the ground. At the top of the tower hangs a canopy that covers the entire stadium. With the press of a button, the steel-cable-suspended canopy can transform the stadium into an unprecedented indoor sports arena. Inside, there are two massive scoreboards, each 20 meters long and 10 meters wide, equipped with over 19,000 bulbs, ensuring that game scores are clearly visible from any side of the stadium. Beneath the stands of the Olympic Stadium, there are six levels housing various function rooms and a sports museum. The surfaces of the facility are adorned with brown-tinted glass, giving the stadium a dazzling and luxurious appearance.

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

Reason to visit: The world’s tallest inclined building

Continent: North America

Country/Region: Canada

Province/State: Quebec

City: Montreal