More than 2,800 plants, including 1,400 different tropical species, grow inside the Climatron. They include banana, cacao, coffee, many wild-collected plants, orchids, and exotic, rare plants such as the double coconut, which produces the largest seed in the plant kingdom.

The Climatron is a greenhouse enclosed in a geodesic dome that is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Initiated by then Garden director Frits W. Went, the dome is the world's first completely air-conditioned greenhouse and the first geodesic dome to be enclosed in rigid Plexiglass (Perspex) panels.

Oct 13, 2024 · Missouri's Climatron Dome, located in the Missouri Botanical Garden, offers a unique experience for nature lovers. This geodesic dome houses a tropical rainforest, providing a lush escape from the everyday hustle and bustle. Let's explore some of the fascinating spots within this green paradise.

This stunning conservatory has become a symbolic image of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The geodesic domed structure was inspired by the futuristic design of R. Buckminster Fuller. Covering over a half-acre, the Climatron is an ever-changing, impressive display all year long. Learn more.

Sep 24, 2020 · The Climatron® is an architectural marvel filled to the brim with tropical plants from all over the world. A lot has happened in the 60 years since it first opened to the public. From history to pop culture, and even an alligator encounter, here are 30 things you might not know about the Climatron.

Rising 70 feet above the open fields of the 79-acre Missouri Botanical Garden, this geodesic dome-covered site forms one of the most distinctive landscape features found within the St. Louis region.

In 1960, the Missouri Botanical Garden opened a groundbreaking new attraction: a domed conservatory seemingly defying gravity, packed edge to edge with orchids, palms, and other tropical plants. Because of its state-of-the-art climate-control system, the structure was coined the Climatron®, a combination of the Greek words for climate and machine.

Join us at the Garden for a tropical rain forest tour in the Climatron. Emily Hillerman, Manager of Conservatories, will lead you through more than 2,800 plants in this collection, including banana, cacao, coffee, wild-collected plants, exotic, and rare plants.

The Climatron® is perhaps the most iconic and famed building at the Missouri Botanical Garden, noted as the first geodesic dome to be used as a greenhouse when constructed in 1960. To mark the monument`s 50th anniversary in 2010, the Garden has released a …

The Climatron, the major attraction of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, is said to be the first geodesic dome ever used as a greenhouse. In 1959, Frits W. Went, then director of the...