Place Émilie-Gamelin

Place Émilie-Gamelin (also known as Berri Square) is a city square in central Montreal. It was created to mark the 350th anniversary of the city. [cite web |url=http://www.imtl.org/montreal/picture/public_places/ |title=Images Montreal |accessdate=2008-01-28 |format=HTML |work= ]

Bordered by Berri Street, Saint Hubert Street, Saint Catherine Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard, the square is adjacent to the transportation hubs of Berri UQAM Metro Station and Station centrale d'autobus, as well as UQAM and the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec

The north end of the square features the metal sculpture "Skyscraper, Waterfall, Roads, Brooks… a Construction" by artist Melvin Charney. [cite web |url=http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=1616,1979017&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title="Public art in Montreal", City of Montreal |accessdate=2008-01-28 |format=HTML |work= ]

The park is named for Roman Catholic nun Émilie Gamelin, who founded the Sisters of Providence religious community. [cite web |url=http://www.providence.org/PHS/Archives/History_Online/gamelin/mgbio.htm |title=Mother Émilie Gamelin: Foundress of the Sisters of Providence |accessdate=2008-01-28 |format=HTML |work=Providence Health System ]

ee also

*List of urban squares in Montreal.

References

External links

* [http://chau84.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/place-emilie-gamelins-evolution/ "place Emilie-Gamelin’s evolution," "Urban-ism"]
* [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=d70d019e-746d-4ae8-858d-1855ad9870e5 Montreal's Émilie-Gamelin park gets cultural calendar]