Olympic Stadium
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Olympic Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports and events venue in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the main site of the 1976 Summer Olympics and for its distinctive inclined tower.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium (Montreal) | 3 |
| Olympic Stadium tower | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic stadium
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Montreal Biodome
ⓘ
Maisonneuve Park ⓘ
surface form:
Montreal Botanical Garden
Saputo Stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stade olympique de Montréal ⓘ |
| architect | Roger Taillibert ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1973 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | cost significantly exceeded original budget ⓘ |
| coordinates | 45.5594°N 73.5513°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFacility | funicular to tower observatory ⓘ |
| hasFeature | inclined tower ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1976 Summer Olympics athletics events
ⓘ
1976 Summer Olympics closing ceremony ⓘ 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ Canadian Football League games ⓘ FIFA international soccer matches ⓘ Major League Baseball games ⓘ large-scale concerts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| mainVenueOf | 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Big O
ⓘ
The Big O ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Owe
|
| notableFor |
distinctive inclined tower
ⓘ
iconic Montreal landmark ⓘ |
| opened | 1976 ⓘ |
| openedFor | 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| operator | Société de développement et de mise en valeur du Parc olympique ⓘ |
| owner |
Montreal
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Montreal
|
| partOf |
Maisonneuve Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Park (Montreal)
|
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
exhibitions ⓘ multi-purpose sports events ⓘ |
| roofStatus | roof has experienced structural and operational problems ⓘ |
| roofType | retractable roof (original design) ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
over 50,000 for baseball
ⓘ
over 60,000 for football ⓘ |
| style | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| surface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 165 metres ⓘ |
| towerInclination | approximately 45 degrees ⓘ |
| wasHomeStadiumOf |
Montreal Alouettes
ⓘ
Washington Nationals ⓘ
surface form:
Montreal Expos
|
Referenced by (7)
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Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
this entity surface form:
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
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Olympic Stadium tower
this entity surface form:
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)