Palais_des_congrès_de_Montréal
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Convention centre in Montreal
The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in Montreal's Quartier international at the north end of Old Montreal. Its borough is Ville-Marie. Construction began in 1977 and completed in 1983; the Palais opened on 21 May 1983.[1][2] Victor Prus designed the original building.[3]
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Place-d'Armes station is located in the building with an underground connection to and from the convention centre.
Some of the land for Palais des congrès was expropriated from Chinatown, Montreal,[4] along with building of Complexe Guy-Favreau. Plans to expand the Palais began in 1997.[5] It was expanded from 1999 to 2002, doubling its capacity from 92,000 square metres (990,000 sq ft) to 184,000 square metres (1,980,000 sq ft). The expansion was designed by a consortium of three firms: Tétrault Parent Languedoc; Saia Barbarese Topouzanov; and Aedifica, with Hal Ingberg.[6]
This was the venue for the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, which led to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.