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Place Jean-Paul Riopelle

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Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is a public square located in the Quartier international of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The square is bordered to the south by Saint Antoine Street West and the 27-storey château-style InterContinental Hotel, to the east is Bleury Street and the Palais des congrès de Montréal, to the west is the CDP Capital Centre and to the north is Viger Avenue West.

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Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal Ville-Marie

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Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle 912
H2Z 0C1 Montreal, Ville-Marie
Quebec, Canada
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