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A Trail Through the Islands Is a Pilot Project in Event Signage Developed in Collaboration with Intégral Jean Beaudoin, the Design Studio EXPO 67 Île Notre-Dame. Île and Sainte-Hélène Île on art, public of works and natural habitats, heritage buildings buildings heritage habitats, natural history by linking its iconic sites, sites, iconic its linking by history the riches of Parc Jean-Drapeau’s Jean-Drapeau’s Parc of riches the A 10km pathway that reveals that pathway 10km A ISLANDS THE THROUGH A TRAIL TRAIL A A Trail Through the Islands is a pilot project in event signage developed in collaboration with Intégral Jean Beaudoin, the design studio. In making tangible and accessible a 10-km pedestrian path, Parc Jean-Drapeau promotes walking and physical activity on its site. The project will be developed based on input from the public and as part of current and future transformations at Parc Jean-Drapeau. You are invited to send your comments to [email protected] ÎLE NOTRE-DAME ? 01 INFORMATION PAVILLON CENTRE DE LA CORÉE The planning and development The Pavillon de la Corée is one of of Espace 67 was an opportunity the few reminders of the Montreal for Parc Jean-Drapeau to World’s Fair of 1967. Designed by acquire new reception services. one of South Korea’s foremost Visitors now have access to modern architects, Kim Swoo an Information Centre, which Geun. provides all the relevant information regarding the Parc’s A symbol of traditional South extensive offerings and services. Korean architecture, this pavilion is currently under study in order The architecture, which is to find a new purpose for it. consistent with the Central Concourse and Expo 67’s design, utilizes geometric patterns, and triangles in particular, to give the built environment a more dynamic aspect. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE A JEAN-DRAPEAU METRO STATION The entrance to the Jean-Drapeau metro station was designed by architect Jean Dumontier. At its inauguration, the station bore the name “Île Sainte-Hélène” but in 2001 was renamed in honour of Mayor Jean Drapeau. It was designed in the style of a pavilion at Expo 67, during which more than 60,000 people came through its doors each hour. An example of the integration of the arts in architecture, the murals on the platforms recall the theme of “Man and His World”. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE 02 03 RESTAURANT TROIS DISQUES, PUBLIC ART This second pavilion, which is This stainless-steel sculpture is located in the heart of Espace 67, the work of Alexander Calder, the enhances Parc Jean-Drapeau’s acclaimed American artist known dining choices. Like the chiefly for his mobiles. It stands Information Centre, this building, out amongst his other work for with its dynamic geometric its size and rough-hewn aspect. forms and modern design, was Some one hundred steel plates, conceived to blend naturally into welded and bolted together, give the site. it an industrial feel. It belongs to the last series of monumental stabiles created by Calder between 1962 and 1976. Formerly installed at Place Nickel, at Expo 67, the structure now stands on Espace 67’s Central Concourse, embellishing the view of the island of Montreal. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE B C RIVER SHUTTLE PHARE DU COSMOS, PUBLIC ART During the summer season, This “robot” in painted steel sheet visitors to Parc Jean-Drapeau metal and resembling a totem may use the river shuttle as was commissioned from Quebec a means of transportation to sculptor Yves Trudeau for Expo 67. get from Montreal’s Old Port Originally, various parts of this (Jacques-Cartier Pier) to Île work moved and emitted “sounds Sainte-Hélène. The river from outer space”. shuttle also continues on to Longueuil. This service carries An example of the fascination, at on the tradition of the steamboat, the time, with space exploration which, starting in 1874, provided and the use of new technologies residents of Montreal with access in artistic practice, it was to the island. initially installed on the Place de l’Univers, near the “Man the Users may also bring their Explorer” theme pavilion. bicycles on board, as there is a network of bike paths at each stop. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE 04 05 LA VILLE IMAGINAIRE, AQUATIC PUBLIC ART COMPLEX This sculpture by the artist João Parc Jean-Drapeau possesses Charters de Almeida was a gift the largest open-air swimming from the City of Lisbon to mark pool complex in Canada. the 30th anniversary of Montreal’s Inaugurated by Mayor Camilien subway system as well as that Houde on June 25, 1953, and of Expo 67. This work, made of originally called the “Chalet des white granite from Portugal, is a baigneurs”, at the time it was reflection on how humans create Montreal’s very first complex of mythical spaces, both out of outdoor municipal pools. necessity and for the challenge of it. Now renamed the Aquatic Complex, this facility, with its top- notch equipment, draws many visitors and athletes. In 2005, the Complex hosted the FINA World Championships. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE D E PLAINE STEWART DES JEUX MUSEUM The Plaine des jeux was designed The Stewart Museum celebrates in the 1930s by landscape the influence of European architect Frederick Todd. This civilization in New France and site, which lies next to the shrubs North America. The Museum is and wooded areas of Mont Boullé, located in the British fortified was historically used for games, depot on Île Sainte-Hélène, picnics and sports activities. a 19th century military construction. Now used for public events, discussions are currently taking This site, which is both historic place with the aim of returning it and modern, features a glass to its original purpose. tower that offers a remarkable view of Montreal. The fort on Source: Bibliothèque et Archives Île Sainte-Hélène is a military nationales du Québec complex of great value, built in the 1820s, with the aim of protecting the country from American invasion. ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE 06 07 MIGRATION, THE PARC’S TREES PUBLIC ART Created by sculptor Robert With its 16,478 trees and 12 tree Roussil, this work was flown in species, Parc Jean-Drapeau from France in sections, which is a verdant jewel set in the St. were reassembled by the artist, Lawrence River. To protect its in Montreal, for Expo 67. arboreal heritage, the Parc has developed a master forestry plan Made up of several pieces of highlighting the riches to be found cast iron and painted black, this in the woods covering Mont Boullé. sculpture is in the form of an animal: a stylized quadruped One example, among others, is with a fifth foot. This work was a grove of common hackberry, a restored in 2004 by the Ville de tree rarely found in Quebec, that Montréal. is several centuries old. ÎLE ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE F LARGE POWDER MAGAZINE Built between 1820 and 1824, the large powder magazine was first used as a warehouse for barrels of powder following a period of war between the British colony and the United States. With a storage capacity of 5,000 barrels, this building with its massive walls would maintain its purpose during the First and Second World Wars. From 1957 to 1982, the large powder magazine became “La Poudrière : Théâtre international de Montréal”, with a seating capacity of 180. Discussions are currently underway regarding the possible future function of this historic building. ÎLE ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE 08 09 TOUR MILITARY DE LÉVIS CEMETERY Located at the highest point The military cemetery was of the island, on the summit of established in 1828, outside the Mont Boullé, this tower, built of walls of the fort on Île Sainte- breccia, a red stone quarried Hélène. Some 70 soldiers were on Île Ste-Hélène, was erected buried there. In 1915, to meet the between 1936 and 1949. At the requirements of a public park, time, it housed a reservoir for the cemetery was closed, the drinking water and served as graves exhumed, and the remains an observation post. The Tour transferred to Montreal. de Lévis maintained its original function until 1967. In 2003, it The general form and underwent restoration, to create configuration, as well as a number a rental space for corporate and of commemorative monuments, private events. The tower will be remain there, evidence of its closed until 2021 while repairs previous function. on its stonework are carried out. From the top of its 157 steps, it provides an impressive 360-degree view of Montreal, the river, the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the Montérégie region. ÎLE ÎLE ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE G H COSMOTOME NO 7, BIOSPHÈRE PUBLIC ART This cement sculpture This structure, which housed the represents the silhouette of a United States Pavilion, is Expo man. The body is composed of 67’s most famous building and three parts: the head, the torso a world-renowned architectural and the base, which is suggestive icon. Designed by the architect of legs. According to the artist, and inventor Buckminster Fuller, these three elements represent this massive dome included a the three aspects of the human system of tinted screens that being: biological, emotional and were controlled by computer, intellectual. the function of which was to regulate the dome’s internal Due to its deteriorated state, in temperature, as well as change 2007 the Ville de Montréal took its colour according to the steps to create a replica of the intensity of the sun’s rays. In 1976, work. The new version of the the dome’s transparent acrylic sculpture was installed on the membrane was destroyed by fire. site on July 31, 2014. This work The pavilion was repurposed in was originally part of a pair of 1995, becoming a museum of sculptures intitled “Oh Homme! the environment, known as the Oh Femme!”.
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