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The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in
The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
'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. Victor Prus designed the original building.
Place-d'Armes station is located in the building with an underground connection to and from the convention centre.
Some of the land for Palais des congrès was expropriated from Chinatown, Montreal, along with building of Complexe Guy-Favreau. Plans to expand the Palais began in 1997. It was expanded from 1999 to 2002, doubling its capacity from to . The expansion was designed by a consortium of three firms: Tétrault Parent Languedoc; Saia Barbarese Topouzanov; and Aedifica, with Hal Ingberg.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palais des congres de Montreal Government buildings in Montreal Convention centres in Canada Downtown Montreal Government buildings completed in 1983 Olympic International Broadcast Centres