Montreal Biosphere

Picture of Montreal Biosphere, Museum dedicated to the environment
Opened on
Age
 Thursday April 27, 1967
56
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Basic information

AKA
The Biosphere
Category
buildings
Country
Canada
Description
Museum dedicated to the environment

Originally the American Pavilion at the Universal and International Exhibition of 1967, better known as Expo 67 . In 1968 the building takes its name: the Biosphère

The building originally formed an enclosed structure of steel and acrylic cells, 76 metres (249 ft) in diameter and 62 metres (203 ft) high

The building included a 37-metre-long (121 ft) escalator, the longest ever built at the time.

From 20 May 1976 until 1990 ( wnen plan for develop was approved), site remain closed after the accidental fire during structural renovations. A fire burned away the building's transparent acrylic bubble.

On June 5 1995, it was inaugurated as a water museum, and in 2007 changed its name to become an environment museum.

On 12 April 2021, The operation of the museum is transferred to Space for Life.

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How old Montreal Biosphere would be if it was opened on a different planet
Mercury
236.33 years
Venus
92.52 years
Mars
30.26 years
Jupiter
4.8 years
Saturn
1.93 years
 
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