Olympic Village, Montreal

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French architect Roger Taillibert designed the Olympic stadium for the 1976 Summer Olympics. This event put Montreal at the center of the world's attention, making it a major tourist destination. In addition to the stadium and other facilities, the park boasts the world's tallest inclined tower, offering some of the best views of the city and the St Lawrence River. A funicular elevator takes visitors to the top. There are also snack bars and other facilities. This is one of Montreal's best attractions.

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We drove to Montreal from Toronto and naturally, our first target was the site of the 1976 Olympics! That nice inclined tower was actually added after the games -- and I read somewhere that it cost a lot of money and was quite controversial.

This tower is called in French, La tour de Montréal, and is actually incorporated into the base of the Olympic Stadium. It is the tallest inclined tower in the world at 175 metres, and is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.

The" Big O" is a reference to both the tower's name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof - but when we were there, I just called it the Olympic Tower of 1976. Wasn't disco just about dying during that time?

But the views at the top of the tower are wonderfully panoramic. The kids had fun riding the funicular which I think cost less than $20 per person. It is a quick ride but worth it just to get your curiosity out of what's up there. But of course, the pictures are better when you take them at the outside with the tower at your background.

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On our drive from Quebec we passed the Olympic Staduim and stopped nearby for 30 minutes for a photo shoot and coffee. Our guide gave us the history of the stadium, particularly the opening roof which only opened 3 times since construction. This elaborate roof has had many millions spent on it and finally the government decided to convert it to a fixed roof when spending more millions on a refit.

In 1976, the summer Olympics were held in Monreal. The Olympic Tower was built as part of the Olympic Stadium, although the tower wasn't fully completed until after the Olympics. It is the world's tallest inclined tower, at almost 575 tall.
There is an observatory at the top of the tower. There is a short ride in a sort of diagonal elevator to the top; only about a minute. There isn't much at the top, but you don't need much other than the 360 degree view of Montreal. From Mount Royal to the St. Lawrence River, it has some beautiful views.
There is a gift shop at the top.
It costs $14 for an adult admission.

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With its special architecture, this is became an icon of Montreal, it was built for the 1976 Olympic games with the whole olympic village.
Activities to do in this area :
- Attend big events that can be in the stadium (sport events, trade shows or exhibitions ..etc)
- Do some sports activities
- Go on the top to the observatory to have a good view of Montreal

Inside, our team of baseball (the Expos), Biodôme (a lot of animal, the four seasons in differents parts of) . to go to the top there is a cableway and a you a nice view of Montréal, And you have a lot of events inside.

Bienvenue à la plus haute tour inclinée au monde!
Le Parc olympique de Montréal : Venez à la découverte d'un site touristique de calibre international. Site des Jeux olympiques de 1976, le Parc olympique est un complexe architectural incomparable.
La Tour de Montréal : Voyez comme c'est haut! Montez en funiculaire jusqu'à l'observatoire de la plus haute tour inclinée au monde. Voyez comme c'est beau! Offrez-vous une vue imprenable sur Montréal, un panorama à couper le souffle qui s'étend sur des kilomètres à la ronde.
Les visites guidées du Stade olympique : Voyez comme c'est grand! Visitez le Stade olympique accompagné d'un guide chevronné, qui vous racontera tous les secrets de la grande et petite histoire de ce chef-d'oeuvre de l'architecture et du génie modernes.

Welcome to the world's tallest inclined tower!
The Montréal Olympic Park: Explore a tourist attraction of international calibre. Site of the 1976 Olympic Games, the Olympic Park is a truly incomparable architectural complex.
The Montréal Tower: See how high it is! Ride the cable car to the Observatory of the world's tallest inclined tower. See how beautiful it is! Enjoy a breathtaking view of Montréal that stretches for miles around.
Guided Tours of the Olympic Stadium: See how big it is! Discover the Olympic Stadium in the company of an experienced guide who will fill you in on the thousand and one secrets of this masterpiece of modern architecture and engineering.

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The Stade Olympique is an amazing architectural work. The stadium was originally built for the 1976 Olympics and was an open air stadium by Olympic law. Later the roof and tower were added and the original Kevlar roof was retractable. Design flaws later dictated that a new roof replace the original and it was no longer retractable because of the weight. The Expos played here until they moved to Washington D.C. after the 2004 season. The CFL Montréal Alouettes played here as well until recently. Sadly, very few events are held here anymore and no professional sports franchises utilize the stadium. For $14 CAD you can take a guided tour and a trip to the top of the tower at 556 ft. The museum detailing the ’76 Olympics, Canadian Olympic success (or lack of), and a look at the worlds great observations towers is interesting but free. The tour cost is not really worth the price. The stadium is rarely used and stripped of its former glory. The vantage point from the tower is good but the real beauty is the structure itself.

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This unique structure was built as part of the Olympic stadium for the 1976 Montreal Olympics games. Today it serves as an observatory. Cost to go up is $14 Canadian. The funicular going up is pretty cool but if its just views of Montreal you are interested in the views from Mont Royal are much better and free.