Place des Arts, in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles is just beside the square that fills to capacity with the headliners of the Montreal International Jazz Festival every July.
For the next two summers some of the esplande will be fenced off as work continues to improve the already beautiful site, one of the most highly-frequented public spaces in the city.
The Quebec provincial government will spend C$34.2 million to create a giant outdoor stage to host big events year-round.
Officials say there will be 50 per cent more trees, increasing shaded areas, and there will be two new pools with fountains.
“The work sequence was planned to interfere as little as possible with the major events so characteristic of Montreal,” Place des Arts President and CEO Marc Blondeau explained in an interview with CBC Montreal.
It will still be under construction, however, for the big events in 2017, both the 150th anniversary of Canada, and the 350th anniversary of the city of Montreal.
The work begins immediately
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