Biodôme
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Shell
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| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena
Museum |
| Built: | 1974 - 1976 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, North America |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 45° 33' 35.00" N 73° 32' 59.00" W |
Technical Information
Quantities
| concrete volume | 12 000 m3 | |
| prestressing steel | 386 t |
Materials
| shell |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 27 August 1974 | Works on the velodrome begin. |
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Notes
As the velodrome was not being used sufficiently after the Olympic games it was subsequently converted into its current function. It now serves as a zoological facility showing various habitats of the world from the arctic to the tropics.
Participants
Architecture
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003511 |
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| Created: | 10/06/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |