Montreal Olympic Stadium Roof Opening

Olympic stadium in montreal quebec was slated to be the first outdoor retractable roof stadium at its debut for the 1976 summer olympics.

Montreal olympic stadium roof opening.

Built in the mid 1970s as the main venue for the 1976 summer olympics it is nicknamed the big o a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium s roof. Schedule march 1 to june 14. The montreal olympic stadium cost 3 107 148 600 to build. Montreal s olympic stadium seen here from mount royal is getting a new 250 million roof.

2 0 the olympic stadium s inclined tower designed by roger taillibert was only realized in 1987 11 years after the montreal olympics. Pritesh gupta flickr c c. A dream team has been assembled to develop a new roof the third for montreal s star crossed big o the olympic stadium. Olympic stadium will have a retractable roof in time for 2026 world cup montreal will host at least three games in the 2026 soccer tournament under a roof estimated to cost between 200 million and.

However plagued by construction problems the roof was not installed until 1987 and was not retractable until 1988. Quebec yes montreal the coalition avenir québec government believes in the olympic stadium and that will include a new roof. Along with the cost overruns the stadium was not completed on time with construction on the famous retractable roof not starting until after the 1976 olympics. Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city.

The quebec government had committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023 but now officials are aiming for 2024.