Marguerite Bourgeoys Park

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Marguerite Bourgeoys Park
Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys
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A path in the park
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Location within Montreal
Type Urban park
Location Pointe-Saint-Charles, Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°28′29.98″N73°33′31.96″W / 45.4749944°N 73.5588778°W / 45.4749944; -73.5588778
Created1910
Operated by City of Montreal
Open6:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.
StatusOpen all year
Public transit access STM Bus: 57, 61, 71
Website Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys

Marguerite Bourgeoys Park (French : Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys) is a park in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of the Le Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by du Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys Street to the north and east, des Filles du Roy Street to the south, and Wellington Street to the west.

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The park was created in 1910. It initially was named Monahan Park. It was renamed Marguerite Bourgeoys Park in 1922. [1]

The park is named for Marguerite Bourgeoys, the French founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France (present-day Quebec). She has been declared a Saint by the Catholic Church.

Art

Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…»

Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…»
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Artist Pierre Bourgault
Completion date2005
Medium Sculpture
Dimensions98 m× 115 m(322 ft× 377 ft) [2]
Location Pointe-Saint-Charles, Le Sud-Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OwnerCity of Montreal

The City of Montreal commissioned a sculpture for the park, created by Pierre Bourgault. Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…» is composed of five elements set in various parts of the park. [2]

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References

  1. "Neighbourhood Pointe-Saint-Charles". Montreal InSites. Heritage Montreal. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Le Village imaginé. "Le Renard l'emporte, le suit à la trace…"". Art public Montréal. Retrieved 16 November 2020.