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The World's tallest inclined tower, up to 45º → Montreal Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Tower (now called The Montreal Tower) holds the title of the world's tallest inclined tower. Built for the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games, the construction of the stadium was only fully completed 13 years later. It has a diving pool, an Olympic-size pool ,a fitness center and an observatory at the top. Discover this unique stadium, constructed ahead of his time! Important figures linked to the project, the mayor Jean Drapeau and the architect Roger Taillibert. The Olympic Stadium is one of Montreal’s most popular attractions. Each year, the stadium attracts nearly 2.5 million visitors. It’s landmark tower, known as the Montreal Tower (La tour de Montréal), is the largest inclined tower in the world. Montreal’s Olympic Stadium is the largest exhibition center in Canada. Although the Olympic Stadium is mainly used for exhibitions and trade shows, there are various special events held at the Olympic stadium. Some of the events held at the Olympic Stadium include sporting events, concerts and exhibitions. The Olympic Stadium was the home of the Montreal Expos, Montreal’s professional baseball team that has since moved to Washington, D.C. It was also the former home of the Canadian Football (CFL) team, the Alouettes before they relocated to the Molson Stadium The Olympic Stadium has been one of the most publicized architectural projects in Quebec's recent history. The problems that arose during its construction and its completion, as well as significant budget overruns, have long tarnished its image. Nevertheless, this media coverage combined with its singular form and its particular location in the east of the metropolis have contributed to making it an essential element of the Montreal landscape. The Olympic Stadium stands out from almost everywhere and is often used as a visual landmark, including when flying over Montreal by plane. Ultimately, this dominant element of Montreal's urban heritage stands out like no other building. The one that particularly caught the attention of this delegation is the construction site of the Parc des Princes in Paris, a prestressed concrete stadium designed by the French architect Roger Taillibert. The executive committee of the City of Montreal was convinced by his expertise in the production of sports equipment, the use of prestressed concrete and the manufacture of removable textile structures and decided to entrust him with the Olympic project. This resolution, approved on April 24, 1973, is fiercely defended by Mayor Jean Drapeau, who is an avowed Francophile, he who has already had recourse to French expertise for the construction of the Montreal metro. The architectural approach adopted by Taillibert must, moreover, meet several requirements of the construction program. We ask, first of all, that the buildings be able to house a stadium allowing the practice of several disciplines, pools for aquatic sports and a velodrome for track cycling. Particular attention is also paid to safety: care must be taken to ensure the fluidity of crowd circulation and efficient evacuation. Added to this are the demands of the International Olympic Committee which stipulate, in particular, that the events must take place "in the heart of nature", that is to say in an uncovered stadium. It is also planned in the initial project of the City of Montreal, then project owner, that the sports facilities built for this prestigious, but ephemeral event, can be used thereafter throughout the year, in particular to serve as a baseball stadium , as well as for other sporting and cultural events. The need to take into account the climatic realities of Montreal suggests the need to cover the Stadium, insofar as the roof would be removable. Anxious to group the facilities, Taillibert offers three main components that will house most of the competitions. These volumes, both distinct and intertwined, bring together the Stadium, the Swimming Center and the Velodrome. When the model was unveiled in April 1972, Taillibert was already proposing the construction of structures with unusual organic and lyrical shapes, built using unusual technologies. Thus, the elliptical-shaped Stadium has two axes of 490 meters and 180 meters each. According to Mayor Drapeau, this configuration guarantees excellent visibility for all spectators in this place intended to host various types of sporting events. To this end, the building is made up of a ring of bleachers spread over several levels that can accommodate 56,000 spectators, not counting the 20,000 temporary seats added for the holding of the Olympic Games. These steps are arranged on 34 freestanding consoles containing the technical ring and supporting 20% of the total weight of the mobile roof - the remaining 80% being supported by the mast (tower). During the Games, the mast was also to accommodate the palestras and support the mobile roof, but due to lack of time, the decision was made not to complete it before the opening of the Games.