Le Centre Sheraton Hotel Explained
| Le Centre Sheraton Hotel |
| Status: | Complete |
| Address: |
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 2L7 |
| Completion Date: | 1982 |
| Architect: | Arcop |
| Floor Count: | 38 |
| References: | [1] |
| Building Type: | Hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Modernism |
| Roof: | 117.6m (385.8feet) |
| Elevator Count: | 13 |
Le Centre Sheraton Hotel is a skyscraper hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1201 René Lévesque Boulevard West in downtown Montreal, between Stanley Street and Drummond Street.
Le Centre Sheraton has 825 rooms and stands tall with 38 floors. It was built by Arcop and was completed in 1982.
History
The hotel was planned to open in time for the 1976 Olympics as the world's largest Holiday Inn.[2] However, the project suffered from cost overruns to the tune of $81 million. Construction took eight years and a different hotel chain opened the building. The mayor of Montreal officially opened the building in May 1982.[3]
Baseball Hall of Fame member Don Drysdale died in room 2518 on July 3, 1993.[4] It hosted a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors on October 24–25, 2000.[5] It also hosted Wikimania 2017, attended by Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn and 914 others.[6] [7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Emporis building ID 112389 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724184502/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112389 . dead . July 24, 2019 . Emporis.
- Web site: Hotel Opener: Georges does it again. 13 February 1982. James. Quig. Montréal Gazette.
- Web site: Montreal welcomes its newest hotel. 7 May 1982. Montréal Gazette.
- News: There's Room for Memories of Drysdale in Montreal. SPRINGER. STEVE. 1997-08-08. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. 2017-01-12.
- News: MINISTER OF FINANCE ANNOUNCES VENUE FOR G-20 MINISTERIAL IN MONTREAL. . AsiaPulse News . September 14, 2000 . 2008-09-28.
- Web site: Wikipedia founder kicks off Montreal Wikimania by urging net neutrality. August 11, 2017. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062512/http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/wikipedia-founder-kicks-off-montreal-wikimania-by-urging-net-neutrality. August 15, 2017. live. mdy-all.
- Web site: Wikipedia conference comes to Montreal for first time. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820124806/http://globalnews.ca/news/3663977/wikipedia-conference-comes-to-montreal-for-first-time/. August 20, 2017. live. mdy-all.
