Olympic Stadium

Commissioned by Mayor Jean Drapeau and designed by architect Roger Taillibert, this vast concrete sculpture comprises 12,000 pre-fabricated pieces, most of which weigh several tons. Approximately 71,500 cubic metres of concrete were poured for these pieces, and 1,000 kilometres of post-tensioning cable were used.

Over 10,000 people worked to build the Stadium for the Olympic Games.

Everyone has their own words to describe the Stadium, but all agree that it is impressive and grandiose. Evoking giant hands with curved fingers, the 34 cantilever panels, to which 4 truncated panels were added at the base of the Tower, determine the overall shape and size of the structure. They support almost all of the other pieces, including the technical ring, fixed roof, stands, entryways and electronic display boards.

The technical ring can be compared to a two-storey house; the second storey contains the ventilation equipment, and the first storey holds the Stadium´s lighting, made up of 1,146 lights-2,000 watts each.

With its 55,000 seats, the Stadium is an ideal place for large cultural, sporting and commercial gatherings. That is why we have presented highly diversified, world-class events, and why we have had world-renowned personalities perform.

A true chameleon, the Stadium can be transformed to fit the various events that are held here: trade fairs, sporting matches, motorized sports, live shows, exhibitions, film shoots, balls, social activities and more. Since it opened, Montréal´s Olympic Stadium has been one of the busiest covered stadiums in the world.