Place-des-Arts (Metro Montreal)
Place-des-Arts is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Ville-Marie at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue Jeanne-Mance. Trains on the green line 1 run here . In 2006, 6,307,985 passengers used the station; this corresponds to the 10th place among the 68 stations of the Montreal Metro .
Building
The station, designed by the architects David, Boulva et Clève , was created using an open construction method under the Boulevard De Maisonneuve. It has two bridge-like distribution levels at both ends, which are connected to one another along the side walls by two pedestrian walkways. The walls are arranged in a zigzag pattern and covered with light blue bricks. While the smaller distribution level in the southwest leads to two exits on Rue De Bleury, the larger northeast distribution level connects to the buildings of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and the Place des Arts cultural center . The platform level at a depth of 11.6 meters has two side platforms . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 345.69 meters to McGill and 354.38 meters to Saint-Laurent .
There are connections to five bus routes and two night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The Place-des-Arts station is integrated into the extensive Montreal underground city . In addition to the Place des Arts cultural center, several UQAM buildings, the Skyscraper Complexe Desjardins and the Édifice Hydro-Québec (headquarters of the energy supply company Hydro-Québec ) are accessible underground . The Place-d'Armes metro station is also within walking distance . Other nearby attractions include the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and the Gesù Theater, as well as other venues in the so-called Quartier des Spectacles .
art
The first work of art on the Montreal Metro network was unveiled in the Place-des-Arts station on December 20, 1967. It goes back to a sponsorship campaign by the supermarket chain Steinberg's. The more than 13-meter-long mural L'Histoire de la musique à Montréal by Frédéric Back consists of hundreds of coated glass parts, which are illuminated by 105 fluorescent tubes and supported by a ton of steel. It presents the history of music in Montreal, from the first concert that Jacques Cartier organized for the indigenous people in 1535 to contemporary experimental music. The composers Calixa Lavallée , Guillaume Couture and Alexis Contant as well as the soprano Emma Albani can be recognized . In 2008, the Swiss light artist Axel Morgenthaler completely renewed the lighting.
In 2005 Saskia Siebrand installed a wall mosaic made of handcrafted glazed ceramic. The ornamental work contains bricks in over 300 different colors and covers a technical room above the tracks.
history
The station opened on February 14, 1966, along with the section between Atwater and Papineau . Place-des-Arts is part of the basic network of the Montreal Metro. The station is named after the Place des Arts cultural center , which opened in 1963 and comprises six event halls and an art museum.
Web links
- Site of the STM via the Place-des-Arts station (French)
- Detailed information on the Place-des-Arts station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Place-des-ARts - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ^ Place-des-Arts station - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ↑ L'Histoire de la musique à Montréal or Les Arts lyriques, 1967. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Mosaïce, 2005. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on February 17, 2012 (English).
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Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 29.4 " N , 73 ° 34 ′ 6.1" W.