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| Montreal Botanical Garden | |
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 The administration building | |
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| 45°33′26.00″N73°33′24.50″W / 45.5572222°N 73.5568056°W /45.5572222; -73.5568056 | |
| Date opened | June 9, 1931 |
| Location | 4101Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal,Quebec H1X 2B2 |
| Land area | 75 hectares (190 acres)[1] |
| No. of species | 22,000[1] |
| Annual visitors | 695,404 (2011) includingInsectarium[2] |
| Public transit access |   atPie-IX station atViau station |
| Website | espacepourlavie |
TheMontreal Botanical Garden (French:Jardin botanique de Montréal,pronounced[ʒaʁdɛ̃bɔtanikdəmɔ̃ʁeal]) is a largebotanical garden inMontreal,Quebec,Canada comprising 75 hectares (190 acres) of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated aNational Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities.[3][4]
The botanical garden is located at 4101Sherbrooke Street East, at the corner of Pie-IX and Sherbrooke Streets, inMaisonneuve Park, located in the borough ofRosemont–La Petite-Patrie, facing Montreal'sOlympic Stadium.[5] It contains a greenhouse complex full of plants from around the world, and a number of large outdoor gardens, each with a specific theme. The outdoor gardens are bare and covered with snow from about November until about April, but the greenhouses are open to visitors year round, hosting the annualButterflies Go Free exhibit from February to April.
The garden was founded in 1931,[5] in the height of theGreat Depression, by mayorCamillien Houde, after years of campaigning by Fr.Marie-Victorin, also the author of theFlore laurentienne. The grounds were designed byHenry Teuscher, while theArt Deco style administration building was designed by architect Lucien F. Kéroack.[6]
It serves to educate the public in general and students of horticulture in particular, as well as to conserve endangered plant species. The grounds are also home to a botanical research institution, to theSociété d'astronomie de Montréal, and to theMontreal Insectarium; offsite, the garden staff also administer theFerme Angrignon educational farm and petting zoo.
While it charges admission, city residents can obtain a pass granting free admission to the outdoor gardens, so many people visit regularly, even if only to sit under the trees. The nearestmetro station isPie-IX, which is located on the corner of the Olympic Stadium.
The Montreal Botanical Garden is one of four nature-focused attractions belonging to the City of Montreal in theSpace for Life (French:Espace pour la vie) museum district. The others are theBiodome, theInsectarium, and theRio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, all of which are near theOlympic Stadium.[7]
The Chinese Garden is constructed along the traditional lines for aMing dynasty Chinese garden.[5] Covering 2.5 hectares, it has many winding paths, an artificial mountain, and a building in the Chinese style housing a collection ofbonsai andpenjing that have been donated. The garden is populated with Chinese plants. The garden was constructed from 1990 to 1991 by 50 artisans from the Shanghai Institute of Landscape Design and Architecture, directed by Le Weizhong. The project required 120 containers of material imported from Shanghai, including 500 tonnes of stone fromLake Tai inJiangsu province.[8]
The Japanese Garden was created in 1988 under the direction of designer Ken Nakajima. Its 2.5 hectares are populated with Japanese plants, and it contains a building in the Japanese style containing an exhibit on tea. The Japanesetea ceremony is performed there during the summer, and anyone can take classes to learn more about it. Other traditional Japanese arts, such asIaido andIkebana are occasionally demonstrated there as well. It also includes a largekoi pond; visitors often feed the koi. The garden hosts an annualHiroshima memorial ceremony on the 5th of August, with the hourly ringing of aJapanese Peace Bell made in Hiroshima.[9]
The First Nations Garden was opened in 2001 to honour and present the cultures of theindigenous population of Canada. Species endemic to Quebec and other North American regions are kept in the garden; themaple,birch, andpine trees shade its paths, and the garden brings into focus the medicinal and food plants of the First Nations. It has severaltotem poles and exhibits demonstrating traditional artwork and construction methods.[10]
The Alpine Garden has several paths winding over a rocky outcrop which is covered with tiny, delicate alpine plants.
Other gardens include the poisonous plants garden (which has samples of various poisonous plants along with information on the effects of various doses), the economic plants exhibit, the flowery brook, and anarboretum. A maple and hickory forest is the theme of Quebec Corner, showcasing species native to Montreal and the surrounding region.[5] The Garden of Innovations showcases plants released commercially, and is replanted yearly.[5] There is also a Monastery Garden and a Medicinal Plants Garden.[5]
The botanical gardens are also the home to some wildlife; primarilysquirrels andducks, other slightly less common animals such as turtles andherons also live there.
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| Location | Sherbrooke Street |
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| Coordinates | 45°33′31″N73°33′20″W / 45.55868°N 73.55565°W /45.55868; -73.55565 |
| Type | Monument |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) |
| Opening date | September 28, 1831 |
TheLion de la Feuillée is a monument and sculpture located inside the Montreal Botanical Garden. The huge lion that lies at the entrance to the rose garden was donated by the city ofLyon on the occasion of the 350th anniversary ofMontreal in 1992.
The firstbridge over the Feuillée was open to the public on 28 September 1831 in the heart of the city ofLyon,France. TheFeuillée Lion is one of four castings of the original work, created byRené Dardel [fr]. During the reconstruction of the bridge[clarification needed] in 1910, the four lions were relocated. In 1992, one of them was brought to Montreal.[11]
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  Location within Montreal | |
| Coordinates | 45°33′28″N73°33′22″W / 45.55790°N 73.5560°W /45.55790; -73.5560 |
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| Website | https://qmor.umontreal.ca/welcome/ |
TheOuellet-Robert Collection, abbreviated as QMOR,[12] is theentomological collection of theUniversity of Montreal. It is one of the most important in Canada and the second largest in Quebec, with 1.5 million specimens as of 2019.[13] It is housed at the Institute for Research in Plant Biology (IRBV) at theBiodiversity Center, located on the grounds of the Montreal Botanical Garden.
During the1976 Summer Olympics, it hosted the 20 km walkathletics and the running part of themodern pentathlon event.[14]
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