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4worldlovers: Olympic Plaza is a beautiful destination place for downtown Calgary workers during lunch hour. The plaza was built in 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games and has one of the few refrigerated outdoor ice surfaces in the city.

Olympic Plaza is involved in the Downtown Washroom Attendant Pilot Project from May until early October 2023. Washroom attendants will be present at the Olympic Plaza washrooms, located in the northeast corner of the plaza near 7th Avenue, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. everyday (excluding ticketed events).

Olympic Plaza was built in 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary as the site of the medal presentation ceremonies and now hosts many special events & festivals throughout the year. It is also a wonderful place to sit and enjoy your lunch during the noon hour.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

While visiting Olympic Plaza, please remember that the following is not permitted:

The park includes a section of the escarpment but most of the area is on the flats. The flats are gravel deposits on an outer curve of the river. Consequently the shape of the park is constantly changing as some areas are washed away and others built up.

Prior to becoming parkland, the flats were owned by various large land-owners although there is no evidence of major human activities or settlement in the area. But, there is an interesting structure called a "sappers bridge" built in 1992 by military field engineers, otherwise known as sappers.