The Biodome, in front of the Olympic Stadium

View from the tower of the Olympic Stadium

The Montreal Biodome is a facility located in Montreal that allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas: a tropical forest, a Laurentian forest, an estuary habitat modeled on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and a polar area divided into Arctic and Antarctic zones. All the exhibits are housed inside the Velodrome (cycling stadium) that was used for the 1976 Summer Olympics, with each of the four environments taking up a portion of the stadium. A variety of animals live in each simulated habitat, ranging from macaws in the tropical forest to lynx in the Laurentian forest to penguins in the Antarctic zone. Biodôme and Stade Olympique in Montreal Personal snapshot by Montréalais. ... Biodôme and Stade Olympique in Montreal Personal snapshot by Montréalais. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium (French Le Stade Olympique) was the main venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics and was the home ballpark of Major League Baseballs Montreal Expos from 1977 until the franchise was moved to Washington, DC after the 2004 season. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1345 KB) Description Description: Le Biodôme de Montréal - The Montreal Biodome Source: photo taken by PtitLutin Date: 04/09/2005 Author: PtitLutin Permission: released under cc-by-sa-2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1345 KB) Description Description: Le Biodôme de Montréal - The Montreal Biodome Source: photo taken by PtitLutin Date: 04/09/2005 Author: PtitLutin Permission: released under cc-by-sa-2. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium (French Le Stade Olympique) was the main venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics and was the home ballpark of Major League Baseballs Montreal Expos from 1977 until the franchise was moved to Washington, DC after the 2004 season. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical rain forests, are a tropical and subtropical biome. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the worlds hugest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Genera Ara Anodorhynchus Cyanopsitta Propyrrhura Orthopsittaca Diopsittaca Macaws are large colorful New World parrots, classified into six of the many Psittacidae genera: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Propyrrhura, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca. ... Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx lynx carpathica Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ... This article is about penguin birds. ...

This is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, along with the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal Planetarium and the Montreal Insectarium. Some weeping willows at the Montreal Botanical Garden The Jardin botanique de Montréal or Montreal Botanical Garden is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec. ... The Montreal Planetarium — formerly known as the Dow Planetarium — is a public planetarium located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Montréal Insectarium is an attraction showing off a large quantity of insects from all around the world. ...

The Biodome should not be confused with the Biosphère, a Montreal museum about the St. Lawrence river located inside the geodesic dome that once housed the American pavilion for Expo 67. The Biodome is neither spherical nor a geodesic dome. The Biosphère is a geodesic dome on Ile Sainte-Hélène in Montréal. ... The American Pavilion of Expo 67, by R. Buckminster Fuller, now the Biosphère, on ÃŽle Sainte-Hélène, Montreal A geodesic dome (IPA: /ʤiÉ™dÉ›sɪk/ or /ʤiÉ™dizɪk/ /dəʊm/) is an almost spherical structure based on a network of struts arranged on great circles... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was a Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1967 to coincide with the Canadian Centennial that year. ...

See also

• Bio-Dome, the film
• Biosphere 2, the attempt to create a self-contained ecological system
• Biosphère, the Montreal museum
• Biosphère on French Wikipedia

Bio-Dome is a 1996 movie starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin and directed by Jason Bloom. ... Biosphere 2 is a manmade closed ecological system in Oracle, Arizona built by Edward P. Bass, Space Biosphere Ventures and others. ... Closed Ecological Systems (CES) are ecosystems that do not exchange matter with any part outside the system. ... The Biosphère is a geodesic dome on Ile Sainte-Hélène in Montréal. ...

External links

• Biodome Website (English version)
• The Biodome's Penguin-Cam

Montreal landmarks

Buildings Biodome | Biosphère | Centre Bell | Canadian Centre for Architecture | Casino de Montréal | Complexe Desjardins | The Forum | Grande Bibliothèque du Québec | Habitat '67 | McCord Museum | Montreal Science Centre | Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica | Olympic Stadium | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Place des Arts | Place Ville-Marie | Redpath Museum | Saint Joseph's Oratory | Tour de la Bourse | Underground City | World Trade Centre Montreal Neighbourhoods Chinatown | Old Montreal | Old Port | Quartier international de Montréal Nature and Parks Jardin botanique de Montréal | Mount Royal Transportation Montréal-Mirabel International Airport | Montreal Metro | Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | Windsor Station