McGill (Montreal Metro)

McGill is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the Arrondissement Ville- Marie at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue University. Here the green line trains run 1 In 2006, 11,094,510 passengers used the station, making it the second most frequented of the 68 stations of the metro Berri- UQAM Montreal.

Building

Designed by the architectural firm Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron station is situated in the central business district and was in an open design. 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. In 10.7 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 296.52 meters to Peel (shortest distance between stations of the entire metro network ) and 345.69 meters to Place-des -Arts. The station has several shops and a total of six outputs, which are all integrated into adjacent buildings ( three on the Boulevard De Maisonneuve, two at the Union Avenue and one on the Rue University).

There are connections to five bus routes and a night bus the Société de transport de Montréal. The McGill station is integrated into the sprawling Montreal underground city. Underground access to several office and commercial buildings, skyscrapers Place Ville -Marie and the Eaton Centre shopping centers, Promenades Cathédrale Complexe Les Ailes and. Also within walking distance are the underground metro stations Peel and Bonaventure. Additional points of interest include Adjacent to McGill University and Christchurch Cathedral, the McCord Museum, the Redpath Museum and Stade Percival Molson -.

Art

The most striking work of art in the station McGill 's La vie à Montréal au XIXe siècle ( "Life in Montreal in the 19th Century" ) by Nicolas Sollogub. This is a stained glass window in five cycles, which extends over a length of 30.5 meters above the northern platform. Comprised of more than 1,200 pieces of glass was unveiled in December 1974 and is a gift of tobacco Macdonald Tobacco Group. Shown are various scenes from the history of Montreal.

The first cycle shows the unspoilt Ile de Montréal, the indigenous people of Hochelaga, French colonists, the city arms and the Récollets Monastery. In the second cycle of a street scene of the early 19th century, the tools and the Vieux Séminaire de Saint- Sulpice are seen. Jacques Viger and Peter McGill, the two first mayor of Montreal, dominate the central third cycle; the figures are surrounded by contemporary banknotes, newspapers, and various scenes of Trade and Industry. The fourth cycle is the Lachine Canal, the industry and the Grand Trunk Railway dedicated, with the Mont Royal in the background. The last cycle is a continuation of the fourth; be presented to the Lachine Canal, the Old Port, the market hall Marché Bonsecours, the pilgrimage chapel of Notre -Dame-de -Bon- Secours and the St. Lawrence River with fish and birds.

The ceramist Maurice Savoie created in 1966 a four-part terracotta mural. It adorns the pillars on the underground entrance to the Complexe Les Ailes shopping center and displays representations of fruits and flowers. The construction of the shopping center Promenades de la Cathédrale in 1992 led to the production of two other works of art. The light sculpture passage of Murray Macdonald consists of amber glass, the sheet-like elements (similar to the Gothic windows of Christ Church Cathedral) surrounds and is illuminated by fluorescent tubes that light up in a constant sequence. A mural of the artist group Les Industries perdues of wood and resin provides a detailed relief map of the Ile de Montréal dar. Then the most important buildings of the city are clearly visible.

History

The opening of the station on 14 February 1966 in conjunction with the section between Atwater and Papineau. Thus McGill is part of the backbone of the Montreal Metro. The namesake of the station are the McGill University and to the main entrance of the University of McGill College Avenue leading. The university, founded in 1821 is today one of the most prestigious in the country, dating back to the testament of the Scottish- Canadian fur trader James McGill.