Montreal Olympic Stadium Roof Opening Video

Roger taillibert designer of montreal s olympic stadium.

Montreal olympic stadium roof opening video.

Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city. The architecture of the olympic stadium in montreal quebec in canada is a lasting memory of the summer olympics of 1976. Built in the mid 1970s as the main venue for the 1976 summer olympics it is nicknamed the big o a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium s roof. Première levée de la toile du stade olympique de montréal en 1989.

The quebec government had committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023 but now officials are aiming for 2024. The new olympic stadium roof may allow in natural light but won t be retractable. Montreal s olympic stadium will get new roof caq government says back to video she said she is personally proud of the stadium and wants other quebecers to feel the same way. According to a call for tenders the new roof will be partially dismantled to allow open air events.

The board is however not requiring that the roof open like the stadium s late architect roger taillibert had envisioned. The olympic swimming pool was biggest in the world up to the construction.