Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)

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Place-des-Arts is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is in downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie. It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

Designed by David, Boulva, et Cleve, it is a normal side-platform station built in open cut under boul. De Maisonneuve, with two ticket halls joined by corridors that surround and overlook the platforms. The eastern mezzanine includes staircases with one-way exit-only turnstiles. The station is joined by underground city to Place des Arts and Université du Québec à Montréal, and has a further four street-level exits.

The station features art by Frédéric Back: a massive stained glass mural entitled L'histoire de la musique à Montréal ("history of music in Montreal"). Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal metro system.

Contents 1 Origin of the name 2 Connecting bus routes 2.1 Regular STM routes 2.2 STM Night routes 3 Address of entrances 4 Nearby main intersections 5 Nearby points of interest 5.1 Connected via the underground city 5.2 Other 6 External links

[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for the Place des Arts cultural complex. Opened in 1963, this complex includes five concert halls, including the largest multipurpose concert hall in Canada, and an art museum.

[edit] Connecting bus routes

[edit] Regular STM routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
15 Sainte-Catherine	Map	Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent (south-bound only)	Map	Schedule
80 Avenue du Parc	Map	Schedule
125 Ontario	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine	Map	Schedule
535 Voies Reservées Du Parc/Côte-des-Neiges	Map	Schedule

[edit] STM Night routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
358 Sainte-Catherine	Map	Schedule
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent (south-bound only)	Map	Schedule
365 Avenue du Parc	Map	Schedule

[edit] Address of entrances

• Jeanne-Mance entrance: 1555, rue Jeanne-Mance, at boul. de Maisonneuve
• UQAM entrance: 150, rue Ontario, between rue Jeanne-Mance and rue Saint-Urbain
• De Bleury Nord entrance: 2020, rue de Bleury, at av. du Président-Kennedy
• De Bleury Sud entrance: 1990, rue de Bleury, at boul. de Maisonneuve

[edit] Nearby main intersections

[edit] Nearby points of interest

[edit] Connected via the underground city

• UQAM (pavillons Président-Kennedy, Chimie, Biochimie, and Arts IV)
• Place des Arts
• Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
• Complexe Desjardins
• Hydro-Québec
• Place-d'Armes metro station and points south

[edit] Other

• Église du Gesù
• Cinéma Imperial

[edit] External links

• Société de transport de Montréal - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia

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