00:00Today, we're on the hunt for Montreal's Sleeping Giants.
00:14Walking through Montreal, you're bound to come across a lot of street art.
00:18From tiny pieces like this one that go way under people's radar, hidden behind buildings,
00:23to massive murals that make you feel really small.
00:26There's something just about everywhere here.
00:29But today, we're looking for something a bit bigger.
00:33Spread across the city at this very moment are pieces of art called the Sleeping Giants.
00:39And they're called the Sleeping Giants because these things are huge,
00:43sometimes as big as the size of a city block.
00:47So if these pieces really are that big, where are they?
00:50And why have so few people actually seen them?
00:53Ella and Peter are a duo from France, and they're the talent behind the Sleeping Giants.
00:58They've hidden their art all over the world.
01:01The only catch though?
01:02They don't tell anyone where they are.
01:04Seriously, there are entire forums of people trying to figure out the locations of some of these pieces.
01:09But with a lot of research and a little bit of help, I managed to track down one of these Sleeping Giants
01:14to here, in Hochulaga.
01:16The thing is, I just have to find the place.
01:19Now, the artists went through a lot of trouble to hide these pieces.
01:23So, I'm going to do them a solid and keep it a secret.
01:26But I will tell you this.
01:28The piece we're going to today is not far off from the Olympic Stadium.
01:32Alright, so I'm here.
01:33At least, I think I am.
01:35See, I tracked down the Sleeping Giant to this white building in Hochulaga.
01:39But on the surface, it doesn't really look like anything special at all.
01:43The only way to know for sure if there is a Sleeping Giant here is to go to the very top of the roof and check for ourselves.
01:49It's time to go high.
01:51Higher.
01:52Higher.
01:53There it is.
01:54Whoa.
01:55That is huge.
01:56Oh my god, it's so much bigger than I expected it to be.
02:09I'd never think for a second that something this big was just above me the whole time.
02:16Okay, hold up.
02:18It looks like there's two more Sleeping Giants just a couple blocks from here.
02:21Let's go.
02:23Should be around here somewhere.
02:26Not the easiest things to find.
02:28And again, it's really hard to make out anything on the rooftops from the ground.
02:32But this is the direction we're supposed to be moving it.
02:35I think this is it.
02:36Should be around here somewhere.
02:38Here.
02:41Absolutely wild.
02:44In case you can't tell, this one measures in at over 6,500 square feet.
02:50Ella and Peter are famous for these huge murals and they've secretly left their mark everywhere from Chile to Norway.
03:00So this is a really special view that we're getting.
03:04What we do know is the old woman giant and the giant in the red dress were gifts from the artists from their visit to Montreal during the 2016 under pressure graffiti festival.
03:16There really isn't anything else like this in Montreal.
03:32Art like this is easy to spot in a city, but art like the Sleeping Giants is a little bit harder.
03:37Even though it's hiding in plain sight, you just have to know where to look.
03:40Alright, that's it for this episode, but I will see you next time with another hidden place in Montreal that you're going to want to know about.
03:46Take care.
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