René Lévesque Park

About

René-Lévesque Park (French: Parc René-Lévesque) is an urban park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of Lachine on a jetty between the Saint Lawrence River and the end of the Lachine Canal. Approximately 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 sq ft) in area, it is named after René Lévesque, the premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. The park features a bicycle path, an arboretum and several species of birds. Road access to the park is mainly through the Chemin du Canal, an extension of Saint Patrick Street.

The jetty was created in 1883 during a late expansion of the Lachine Canal. A parallel jetty, created in 1848 during the canal's first major expansion, is used as a yacht club.

There is a sculpture garden consisting of twenty two sculptures by Quebec artists in the park. The sculptures were unveiled during three sculpture symposiums, the first having taken place in 1985. The sculpture garden is part of the Lachine Museum.

- Les cariatides (1988), by Takera Narita

- Cheval à plume (1988), by Miroslav Frederik Maler

- China Wall (1986), by Jean-Marie Delavalle

- Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (1997), by Dominique Rolland

- Détour : le grand jardin (1994), by Michel Goulet

- Hommage à René Lévesque (1988), by Robert Roussil

- The Passing Song (1992), by Catherine Widgery

- Le phare d'Archimède (1986), by Dominque Rolland

- La pierre et le feu (1985), by Jean-Pierre Morin

- Signal pour Takis (1986), by Pierre Leblanc

- Souvenir de 1955 ou 2026 Roberval (1992), by Pierre Leblanc

- La ville blanche (1986), by André Fournelle

- Vire au vent (1988), by Gilles Boisvert

- Les voûtes d'Ulysse (1992), by Guy Nadeau

- Les cariatides (1988), by Takera Narita

- Cheval à plume (1988), by Miroslav Frederik Maler

- China Wall (1986), by Jean-Marie Delavalle