The Beaver Lake (french: Lac aux Castors) is an artificial basin fitted in 1938 on a former swamp located on the

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, in

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, Canada. It was designed by architect

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. It takes its name from an old

beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

dam discovered during the work.

Description

About by , Beaver Lake is shaped like a four-leafed clover. It was traditionally used an outdoor rink in winter, but this practice was ended in 2017 and skating now takes place on an artificial rink nearby. The surroundings of the lake are equipped for various recreational activities: skating and sliding in the winter, vast lawns in summer.

History

Image:Park. Beaver Lake BAnQ P48S1P02985.jpg, Workers adjusting the lake in 1938 Image:Snow Picture. Skating on Beaver Lake BAnQ P48S1P05794.jpg, Skaters on the lake in 1940 Image:Views. Beaver Lake BAnQ P48S1P12614.jpg, Walkers in 1945 Image:Views. Beaver Lake BAnQ P48S1P12612.jpg, Ducks stand next to a shelter on a raft floating on the lake

The Beaver Lake pavilion

Built between 1956 and 1958, inaugurated in 1961, the pavilion is located west of the lake. Designed by architects Hazen Sise and Guy Desbarats of montreal-based architectural firm

Arcop Arcop (also ARCOP) was an architectural firm based in Montreal, renowned for designing many major projects in Canada including Place Bonaventure, Place Ville-Marie and Maison Alcan. The firm was originally formed as a partnership under the name Af ...

, it was considered one of the most innovative buildings in Montreal, with a corrugated roof and large windows. It was renovated in 2005-2007. The pavilion houses a restaurant named ''The Pavilion''. In 2007, the

Ordre des architectes du Québec The Ordre des architectes du Québec is a professional association representing architects in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name i ...

(Order of Architects of Quebec) awarded the Excellence Award in architecture to architects Pierina Saia and Réal Paul and to the City of Montreal for the conservation and heritage restoration of the Beaver Lake pavilion.

External links

Official site of Mount Royal Park

Calypso: equipment image collection from the University of Montreal Mount Royal Pavilion web site
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Beavers Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

Landforms of Montreal

Description

History

The Beaver Lake pavilion

See also

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