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Complexe Desjardins is a
mixed-use
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
office, hotel, and
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
complex located in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada, in the
Quartier des spectacles area of
Saint Catherine Street
Sainte-Catherine Street (french: rue Sainte-Catherine) () is the primary commercial artery of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It crosses the central business district from west to east, beginning at the corner of Claremont Avenue and de M ...
.
[Le Complexe Desjardins]
at ''SkyscraperPage'' The project was designed to develop the eastern end of
downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal ( French: ''Centre-Ville de Montréal'') is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The district is situated on the southernmost slope of Mount Royal, and occupies the western portion of the borough of Vil ...
, it is located in the quadrilateral formed by
Saint Catherine,
Saint-Urbain,
Jeanne Mance
Jeanne Mance (November 12, 1606 – June 18, 1673) was a French nurse and settler of New France. She arrived in New France two years after the Ursuline nuns came to Quebec. Among the founders of Montreal in 1642, she established its first hospit ...
and
René Lévesque Boulevard
René Lévesque Boulevard (french: Boulevard René-Lévesque), previously named Dorchester Boulevard () is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It is a main east–west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borou ...
.
Its architectural design consists of several towers housing offices of the
Desjardins Group
The Desjardins Group (french: Mouvement Desjardins) is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions (french: caisses populaires) in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Des ...
,
Quebec Government
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...
offices and other companies, as well as a hotel, linked by an
atrium
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Anatomy
* Atrium (heart), an anatomical structure of the heart
* Atrium, the genital structure next to the genital aperture in the reproductive system of gastropods
* Atrium of the ventricular system of the brain
* Pulmona ...
shopping centre anchored by
IGA. This design produces the effect of an indoor square. It is one of very few buildings in Canada to have its own
postal code prefix, H5B.
The Complexe Desjardins is connected by the
underground city
An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or drainage channels; or several of thes ...
to
Place des Arts
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** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road name
** Often ...
and the
Place-des-Arts Metro station
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to the north, and the
Complexe Guy-Favreau
Complexe Guy-Favreau is a twelve-storey building complex containing Canadian government offices built in 1984. It is located at 200 René Lévesque Boulevard in Ville-Marie, Montréal and extends over a six-acre plot of land, formerly part of t ...
, the
Palais des congrès de Montréal
The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in Montreal's Quartier international at the north end of Old Montreal. Its borough is Ville-Marie. Construction began in 1977 and completed in 1983; the Palais opened on 21 May 1983 ...
, and
Place-d'Armes Metro station to the south.
The hotel in the complex opened as the Hotel Meridien Montreal in April 1976. It was later renamed the Wyndham Montreal, then the Hyatt Regency Montreal in 2003, then the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal in December 2018.
Structures
Monument à Alphonse Desjardins
Yves Trudeau's Monument à
Alphonse Desjardins was located outside at the corner of St. Urbain and St. Catherine from 1975 to 1995 but since relocated to Parc Catchpaw, in
Orford, Quebec
Orford is a township municipality of about 5,000 people in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Orford's main attraction is its ski resort on Mount Orford, attracting thousands of people every winter. ...
.
See also
*
List of shopping malls in Montreal
*
List of tallest buildings in Montreal
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Montreal that ranks skyscrapers in the city of Montreal, Canada, by height. There are currently 50 buildings and structures in Montreal greater than 100 m (328 ft). The tallest building in the c ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Official website
{{Commons category, Complexe Desjardins
Bank headquarters in Canada
Office buildings completed in 1976
Darling and Pearson buildings
Shopping malls in Montreal
Skyscrapers in Montreal
Downtown Montreal
1976 establishments in Quebec
Desjardins Group
Skyscraper office buildings in Canada
Quartier des spectacles