Dante Park, Montreal

Dante Park (French: Parc Dante) is a park in the Little Italy neighbourhood of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It covers about one-third of a local city block, bordered by Dante Street to the north, Alma Street to the east, residential buildings to the south, and de Gaspe Street to the west.

Dante Park
Parc Dante
Location within Montreal
TypeUrban park
LocationLittle Italy, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°32′04″N 73°36′42″W
Operated byCity of Montreal
Open6:00 a.m to 12:00 a.m.
StatusOpen all year
WebsiteParc Dante

The park was inaugurated on June 26, 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the predominantly Italian Canadian parish of the Church of the Madonna della Difesa. It is located opposite the church.

Dante Park was named for Dante Street, which itself was named for Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages, who authored Divine Comedy, which is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.[1]

Art

La mort de Dante
La mort de Dante
Coordinates45.5344113°N 73.6117033°W / 45.5344113; -73.6117033
LocationDante Park
DesignerCarlo Balboni
TypeMonument
MaterialBronze (sculptural group), Grey granite (pedestal)
Width2.2 metres (7.2 ft)
Height3.6 metres (12 ft)
Beginning date1921
Opening dateOctober 22, 1922
Dedicated toDante Alighieri

La mort de Dante (also known as the Dante Monument) is a memorial to Dante Alighieri.

The monument was created by Carlo Balboni (1860-1947) and was unveiled on October 22, 1922 in La Fontaine Park as a gift from Montreal's Italian community to the city. The monument was moved from its original location in La Fontaine Park to Dante Park in 1964.[2][3]

References
  1. "Parc Dante". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "La Mort de Dante". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. Dante Park, Montreal at IMTL.org
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