Monk station is a

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station in the borough of

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, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves Green Line. The station is located in the

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district.

Art and architecture

The station structure was designed by Blais & Bélanger and features many works of art, including the large sculpture ''Pic et Pelle'' by artist Germain Bergeron. Monk also features many

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that overlook the main station below, however they have been closed for the safety of the visually impaired. Germain Bergeron considered many different ideas for the public art for this station. His first concept was to create a series of

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that were suspended from the roof of the station, and were to move with the wind generated by passing trains. However, this was deemed too dangerous by authorities, and the idea was cancelled. The current two giant statues of workers constructing the Metro were to have been accompanied by a third, representing a foreman, but this idea was judged superfluous and scrapped.

Origin of the name

The station is named for boulevard Monk, itself named to honour the Monk family. It is unsure which member is being honoured. It could be Sir

James Monk Sir James Monk (1745 – November 18, 1826) was Chief Justice of Lower Canada. Monk played a significant role in the abolition of slavery in British North America, when as Chief Justice he rendered a series of decisions regarding escaped ...

(1745-1826), a prosecutor who served on Quebec's

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from 1778 to 1788 and subsequently became Montreal's chief justice from 1793 to 1820. Alternatively, the boulevard and the station could be named for Frederick D. Monk, an attorney who along with Joseph-Ulric Émard purchased land belonging to the Davidson family in order to develop it, the area became

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Centre hospitalier Ville Émard *

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Getting to the Douglas, Station Monk (15 minutes walk)
* École Dollard-des-Ormeaux * École St-Jean-de-Matha * École Honoré-Mercier

References

External links

Monk Station- Official site

- photos and information
2011 STM System Map
{{MTL Metro Green Green Line (Montreal Metro) Le Sud-Ouest Railway stations in Canada opened in 1978