Place des Arts

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  • Address
    175 rue Ste-Catherine Ouest, Downtown
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  • Phone
    285 4200
  • Transport
    underground rail: Place-des-Arts

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Lonely Planet review

Montréal's performing arts center is the kingpin of artistic and cultural events. Several renowned musical companies call the Place des Arts home, including the Montréal Symphony Orchestra and the McGill Chamber Orchestra; it's also the nexus of the International Jazz Festival and Les Francofolies.

Completed in 1963 but enlarged several times, the complex embraces an outdoor plaza with fountains and ornamental pool and is attached to the Complexe Desjardins via an underground tunnel. The five halls include the 3000-seat Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier and the 1500-seat Théâtre Maisonneuve, and there's a small experimental space called the Cinquième Salle.