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Bloedel Conservatory, atop Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, opened in 1969 as a domed conservatory and aviary built over a covered water reservoir on Little Mountain. Proposed during Canada’s centennial era, it required an unusually complex design that protected the reservoir while creating controlled habitats for tropical rainforest, subtropical rainforest, and desert plant collections. Funded largely by a record gift from Prentice Bloedel and designed by architect McKinley Underwood, its triodetic dome became a landmark attraction. The conservatory also features Henry Moore’s Knife Edge Two Piece 1962–65 and survived threatened closure in 2009 and 2010 through a successful community preservation campaign.
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