Vendôme (Montreal Metro)

Vendôme is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the district of Côte- des-Neiges -Notre- Dame-de- Grâce at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Avenue Vendôme. Here courses of the orange line 2 In 2006, 4,825,779 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 11th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by the architectural firm Desnoyers, Mercure, Leziy, Gagnon, Sheppard et Gélinas station was built in an open design. Sloped concrete walls, rounded seats and glowing stripes give it a modern feel. The illuminated by daylight distribution level is located at the surface in a gazebo. Its rounded shapes in blue and gray color reminiscent of the suburban trains that run on the nearby railway line. A terminal loop surrounding the pavilion.

In 6.1 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from end station to station early, be 1407.32 meters to Villa -Maria and 1450.88 meters to Place -Saint -Henri (longest distance between stations on the Île de Montréal). There are connections to seven bus routes and a night bus the Société de transport de Montréal. A pedestrian tunnel in the Vendôme station Agence métropolitaine de transport is achievable, where suburban trains to Gare Lucien- L'Allier Vaudreuil - Dorion and after -Hudson, Blainville -Saint- Jérôme and Candiac.

Art

For the decoration of the distributor level designed Marcelle Ferron, who belonged to the surrealist artist group Automatistes, an abstract stained glass. It occupies the entire width of the eastern wall of the pavilion. With its gold and red shades it is reminiscent of Ferron's main work in the station Champ -de- Mars. Steel rods which are mounted in front of the window, breaking the incident light in a kaleidoscopic pattern.

History

The opening of the station took place on 7 September 1981, together with the section between Place -Saint -Henri and Snowdon. It is named after the Avenue de Vendôme, the exact origin is not known. The road got its present name in 1910, shortly after the incorporation of the town of Notre- Dame-de- Grâce. The use of the Parikels "de" suggests that the street was named after the Dukes of Vendôme, and not by the city or Vendôme Place Vendôme in Paris.