up Montreal Tower ( French: ''La Tour de Montréal''), part of the city's

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(French: ''Le Stade olympique'') and Parc Olympique and formerly known as the Olympic Tower (French: ''La Tour olympique''), is the tallest inclined structure in the world at , and the tenth tallest structure in Montreal. It was designed by architect

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and leans at an angle of 45°, much larger than that of the

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(less than 4°). The cables that open the stadium's

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are suspended from the tower. The tower was not complete in time for the

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, and construction resumed following with the building's observatory, accessed by an

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, opening in 1987. The observatory showcases the history of the stadium, and the Olympics overall, including Caitlyn Jenner's decathlon win. The Tower overlooks the Olympic Village, the Biodome, the Botanical Gardens and Saputo Stadium. At the base of the tower is the Olympic Park Sports Centre, home to elite training facilities. Between 2015 and 2019, the Olympic Installations Board spent $200 million to convert the building into an office tower, designed by

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which housed more than 1,000

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employees as of 2019.

References

External links

official site
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