Find all of the data on the size of our installations, as well as information on our activities.
The Olympic Stadium
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Total area of the esplanade (excluding the Pierre-Charbonneau Centre and the Maurice-Richard Arena, the StarCité Theatre and the Biodome) |
338,733 m2 |
3,646,087 sq. ft. |
| Area occupied by buildings |
72,046 m2 |
775,500 sq. ft. |
| Full length of the Stadium and Tower |
484 m |
1,589 ft. |
| Area of the Stadium on the esplanade |
59,309 m2 |
638,400 sq. ft. |
| Outside length of the Stadium (without the Tower) |
284 m |
931 ft. |
| Outside width of the Stadium |
245 m |
804 ft. |
| Outside perimeter of the Stadium |
885 m |
2,905 ft. |
| Total surface area of the roof |
23,270 m2 |
250,476 sq. ft. |
| Perimeter of the floor |
551 m |
1,808 ft. |
| Length of the floor |
181.6 m |
596 ft. |
| Width of the floor |
141.7 m |
465 ft. |
| Height at the centre of the covered Stadium |
61 m |
200 ft. |
| Perimeter of the technical ring (elliptical shape) |
468 m |
1,536 ft. |
| Large diameter of the technical ring ellipse |
175 m |
575 ft. |
| Small diameter of the technical ring ellipse |
104 m |
340 ft. |
| Gross area of the five floors behind the stands, levels 100 – 200 – 200A – 300 – 400 |
85,393 m2 |
919,166 sq. ft. |
| Volume of the Stadium enclosure, including the stands |
1,868,912 m3 |
66,000,000 cu. ft. |
| Volume of the Stadium behind the stands only |
678,051 m3 |
23,942,000 cu. ft. |
| Structural elements (prefabricated concrete) |
12,000 elements |
|
| Structural elements (steel cable) |
1,000 km |
620 mi |
| Concrete mass |
400,000 m3 |
14,126,000 cu. ft. |
| Colour video screen |
11.6 m X 15.1 m |
38 X 49.6 ft. |
| Matrix video screen |
11.6 m X 21.2 m |
38 X 69.6 ft. |
| Stand capacity |
56,040 seats |
|
| Gross area of the East Hall |
7,284 m2 |
78,407 sq. ft. |
| Main Room |
18,933 m2 |
203,792 sq. ft. |
| Number of ticket booths |
41 – 17 in 2 islands in the Rotunda and
24 in 8 islands at level 200 of the Stadium |
| Cloakroom capacity |
4,000 spaces in the Rotunda |
The Montréal Tower and Tourist Hall
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Mass of the Towerr |
166,000 t |
183,000 t |
| Elevation of the Tower above sea level |
190 m |
623′-9″ |
| Height of the Tower above the ground |
165 m |
539′-11″ |
| Top steel portion of the Tower |
78 m |
254′-4″ |
| Above the ground bottom concrete portion of the Tower |
87 m |
285′-7″ |
| Underground concrete portion of the Tower |
10 m |
34′-2″ |
| Angle of the front of the Tower (South side) |
0 to 45 ° |
0 to 45 ° |
| Angle of the back of the Tower (North side) |
81 to 22.5 ° |
81 to 22.5 ° |
| Length of the rails on the back of the Tower |
266 m |
872 ft. |
| Length of the funicular’s 34-mm (6 strands) cable |
650 m |
2,133 ft. |
| Gross area of the 3 floors of the Observatory |
1,526 m2 |
16,430 sq. ft. |
| Area of the Salon Montréal |
395 m2 |
4,255 sq. ft. |
| Visibility in clear weather |
80 km |
50 milles |
| Height of the outside niche |
35 m |
114 ft. |
| Width of the outside niche |
9.1 to 17.9 m |
30 to 59 ft. |
| Depth of the outside niche |
6.2 to 8.2 m |
20′-6″ to 27 ft. |
| Weekly capacity of guided tours |
1,722 visitors |
| Gross area of the 181-seat Auditorium and projection room |
272 m2 |
2,928 sq. ft. |
| Gross area of the 140-seat restaurant space |
381 m2 |
4,100 sq. ft. |
| Gross area of the 2 souvenir shops |
91 m2 |
980 sq. ft. |
| Number of booths for funicular tickets |
4 in the same island |
The funicular
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Size of the cabin |
| Height and width |
4.5 m |
15 ft. |
| Depth |
6.0 m |
20 ft. |
| Weight when empty |
13.5 t |
29,700 lb |
| Laden weight |
20.5 t |
45,100 lb |
| Cabin features |
| 2 levels capable of accommodating up to 40 people or 2,800 kg. Levelling by lever-controlled hydraulic cylinder. |
| Funicular speed: 2.8 m/sec. (ascension in 2 min.) on the main system, 1.4 m/sec. (ascension in 4 min.) on the secondary system. |
| Engine power |
| 315 kW or 423 CV for the main engine, 215 kW or 288 CV for the secondary engine. |
| Emergency features |
| Parachute brakes in case of a breakdown or excessive speed. Independent generators in case of a power outage. |
| Number of daily trips |
| 49 during low season, 79 during high season. |
| Hourly capacity |
| Up to 200 passengers. |
| Observatory capacity |
| 240 visitors at the same time, with an average of 45 min. per visit. |
The Sports Centre
|
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Gross area at deck level |
|
16,536 m2 |
177,996 sq. ft. |
| Area at synchronized swimming deck – level 100 |
|
1,130 m2 |
12,164 sq. ft. |
| Overall inside length |
|
179 m |
587 ft. |
| Overall outside width |
|
100 m |
328′-3″ ft. |
| Maximum height |
26 m |
85 ft. |
| Gross area of the weight room |
581 m2 |
6,258 sq. ft. |
| Gross area of the multisport room |
|
1,510 m2 |
16,252 sq. ft. |
| Dryland training area |
|
1,118 m2 |
12,036 sq. ft. |
| Size and volume of the 7 pools |
Length / Width / Depth |
|
| Competition |
50m x 25m x 2m |
2,500,000 l |
550,000 imp. gal. |
Diving
(Diving boards of varying heights, including 11 springboards, 2 diving boards and 4 platforms) |
20.7m x 20m x (4.8 to 5.2m) |
2,070,000 l |
455,000 imp. gal. |
| Underwater diving (3 levels at 5-10-15 meters) |
14m x 10m x 15m |
1,400,000 l |
308,000 imp. gal. |
| Training |
50m x 12.5m x 2m |
1,250,000 l |
275,000 imp. gal. |
Synchronized swimming
and water polo |
20m x 30m x 3m |
1,800,000 l |
396,000 imp. gal. |
| Warm-up |
5m x 5m x 2m |
50,000 l |
11,000 imp. gal. |
| Wading |
15m x 10m x (45 to 51cm) |
72,000 l |
16,000 imp. gal. |
| Total |
|
9,142,000 l |
2,011,000 imp. gal. |
| Water temperature based on requirements and activities |
|
Between 27°C and 33°C |
Between 81°F and 91°F |
| Type of water filtration |
17 sand filters |
| Stand capacity |
2,000 seats |
The outside fields
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Area of the football field |
16,781 m2 |
180,628 sq. ft. |
The parking lots
|
Metric |
Imperial |
| Inside parking lots (3,933 spots) |
|
|
| Parking lot P4 552 spots |
21,552 m2 |
231,981 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot P3 762 spots |
28,095 m2 |
302,412 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot P2 807 spots |
30,794 m2 |
331,468 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot P1 974 spots |
32,315 m2 |
347,837 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot P5 level 2, 438 spots |
17,708 m2 |
190,602 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot P5 level 1, 400 spots |
22,582 m2 |
243,068 sq. ft. |
| Area of the 6 inside parking lots |
153,045 m2 |
1,647,368 sq. ft. |
| Outside parking lots (270 spots) |
|
|
| Parking lot P30 100 spots |
4,987 m2 |
53,678 sq. ft. |
| Parking lot PC 170 spots |
5,010 m2 |
53,930 sq. ft. |
| Area of the 2 outside parking lots |
9,997 m2 |
107,608 sq. ft. |
The construction costs
| SITE |
Costs
(in millions of $) |
Percentage |
| Stadium |
839 $ |
56.9% |
| Montréal Tower |
175 $ |
11.9% |
| Total for the Stadium-Tower complex |
1,014 $ |
68.8% |
| Parking lots |
107 $ |
7.3% |
| Sports Centre |
54 $ |
3.7% |
| Velodrome |
83 $ |
5.6% |
| Biodome (cost of transforming the Velodrome) |
50 $ |
3.4% |
| Outside tracks and fields |
40 $ |
2.7% |
| Thermal power plant |
4 $ |
0.3% |
| Total for the Olympic Park |
1,352 $ |
91.7% |
| Olympic Village |
122 $ |
8.3% |
| Grand total |
1,474 $ |
100.0% |
| Final reimbursement |
Year 2006 |
The largest attendance at the Olympic Stadium
| Olympic Games Opening Ceremonie |
73,286 |
| Olympic Games Closing Ceremonie |
74,223 |
| Pink Floyd concert (July 6, 1977) |
78,322 |
| Emerson Lake & Palmer concert (August 26, 1977) |
73,898 |
| Olympic Soccer Tournament Final (July 31, 1976) |
71,617 |
| Alouettes versus Argonauts (September 6, 1977) |
69,083 |
| Grey Cup (November 27, 1977) |
68,318 |
| Grey Cup (November 23, 2008) |
66,308 |
| Grey Cup (November 25, 2001) |
65,255 |
| Rolling Stones concert (December 14, 1989) |
64,664 |
| U2 concert (October 1, 1987) |
63,504 |
| Pink Floyd concert (May 22, 23 and 24, 1994) |
62,689 every night |
| Motocross (June 19, 1985) |
61,290 |
| CONCACAF Champions League final (April 29 avril, 2015) |
61,004 |
| Verdi’s opera Aïda (June 16 and 18, 1988) |
60,000 every night |
