Casino de
Montréal, Canada
Architect
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Jean
Faugeron and André Blouin |
Date Built
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1967
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Location
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Île Notre-Dame |
Description
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The Casino de
Montréal occupies three buildings, two of which
are former pavilions from Expo 67. One is
the French Pavilion, a nine storey structure
that was one of the largest on the exhibition
site.
It was designed by Jean Faugeron and André
Blouin. After the fair closed this
pavilion was converted into the Palais De la
Civilization, an historical and sociological
museum. In 1993 it was converted again,
this time into the city's casino. This new
venture also incorporated the former Quebec
Pavilion (see below) and added a new third
block.
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