Place des Arts. The project of constructing a cultural complex in Montreal had already been discussed for quite some time when the Corporation Sir Georges-Étienne-Cartier was set up to build it. The name Place des Arts had been used since 1959 although the building including the salle Wilfrid-Pelletier was not inaugurated until 21 September 1963. The complex now includes five concert halls and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, as well as rehearsal halls, shops, services, and a large, popular esplanade. Its Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, the largest multipurpose concert hall in Canada, is home to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, and the Opéra de Montréal.
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