Saturday, 19 May 2012

The Montreal Biodome (Biodôme de Montréal) / Olympic Park


The building was originally constructed for the 1976 Olympic Games as a velodrome.  It hosted the track cycling, judo events, Olympic Stadium and the Olympic pool.  Renovations on the building began in 1989 and in 1992 the indoor nature exhibit was opened. The Biodome includes the Montreal Insectarium and the Montreal Botanical Gardens.

The facility allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas:
§  The Tropical Forest is a replica of the South American rainforest.
§  The Laurentian Forest is a replica of the North American wilderness.
§  The Saint Lawrence Marine Eco-system is an estuary habitat modelled on the Gulf of St. Lawrence
§  A polar area that is divided into Arctic and Antarctic.



Crocs!

Totally looks like this otter is posing


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