René Lévesque Park

René Lévesque Park () is éLéan 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 in area, it is named after René Lévesque, the prime minister 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.

History

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.

Sculpture Garden

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.

Among the sculptures are:

C

Les cariatides (1988), by Takera Narita

Cheval à plume (1988), by Miroslav Frederik Maler

China Wall (1986), by Jean-Marie Delavalle

D

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

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

E

Écluses (1994), by Octavian Olariu

Explorer (1994), by Mark Prent

F

From A (1986), by Dominque Valade

H

Hermès (1988), by Graham Cantieni

Hommage à René Lévesque (1988), by Robert Roussil

P

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

S

Signal pour Takis (1986), by Pierre Leblanc

Site/Interlude (1994), by David Moore

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

Story Rock (1986), by Bill Vazan

V

La ville blanche (1986), by André Fournelle

Vire au vent (1988), by Gilles Boisvert

Vortexit II (2009), by Bill Vazan

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

References

Lachine, Quebec

Parks in Montreal

Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Canada

René Lévesque