Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)

Place-des - Arts is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the Arrondissement Ville- Marie at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue Jeanne -Mance. Here the green line trains run 1 In 2006, 6,307,985 passengers used the station; this corresponds to the 10th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by the architectural firm David, Boulva et Clève station was built in open cut under the boulevard De Maisonneuve. It comprises two bridge-like constructed levels manifold at both ends of which are connected to each other along the side walls by two pedestrian walkways. The walls are arranged zigzag and covered with light blue tiles. While the smaller distribution level leads to the Rue De Bleury in the southwest to two outputs, the greater northeastern concourse connects to buildings at the Université du Québec à Montréal ( UQAM ) and the Cultural Place des Arts. The platform level at 11.6 meters depth has two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 345.69 meters to 354.38 meters to McGill and Saint- Laurent.

There are connections to five bus routes and two night buses the Société de transport de Montréal. The station Place-des -Arts is integrated into the sprawling Montreal underground city. Underground are available next to the Cultural Place des Arts also several buildings of UQAM, Complexe Desjardins of skyscrapers and the Édifice Hydro-Québec (the headquarters of power utility Hydro-Québec ). Also within walking distance is the underground metro station Place - d'Armes. Additional points of interest include the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and the Gesù Theatre and other venues in the so-called Quartier des Spectacles.

Art

In the station Place-des -Arts, the first work of art was unveiled on December 20, 1967 in the network of the Metro Montreal and goes back to a fund-raising campaign of the supermarket chain Steinberg 's. The 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 light tubes and supported by a ton of steel. Shown is the history of music in Montreal, from the first concert, organized Jacques Cartier in 1535 for the natives, to contemporary experimental music. Visible are the composer Calixa Lavallée, Guillaume Couture and Alexis Contant and soprano Emma Albani. The Swiss light artist Axel Morgenthaler took in 2008 before a complete renovation of the lighting.

Installed in 2005, Saskia Siebrand a wall mosaic of handmade glazed ceramic. The ornamental plant contains over 300 bricks in different colors and covers a technology space above the tracks.

History

The opening of the station on 14 February 1966 in conjunction with the section between Atwater and Papineau. Thus, Place-des -Arts is part of the backbone of the Montreal Metro. The namesake of the station is the cultural center opened in 1963 Place des Arts, which includes six performance halls and an art museum.