Biosphère

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Built by Buckminster Fuller for the World Expo of 1967, the sphere became the symbol of an epoch in Montreal - a logo of sorts, representing the optimism of the "new" Quebec and "new" Montreal. It is, without a doubt, an important contemporary architecture landmark. Today, the Biosphère houses the museum of water and the environment.

Access

The Jean-Drapeau station on the yellow line.

Trivia

• The largest spherical building in the world
• It actually consist of two spheres, one inside the other, with about one meter between them.
• Built as the United States pavilion during for Expo '67.
• A 1976 fire set off by repair work destroyed the acrylic skin of the structure. (It only took about 20 minutes).
• Rebuilt in 1994 with the original structure intact

Information last updated: 13/Nov/2008