Montreal Botanical Garden
| Montreal Botanical Garden | |
|---|---|
The administration building | |
| 45°33′26.00″N 73°33′24.50″W / 45.5572222°N 73.5568056°W | |
| Date opened | June 9, 1931 |
| Location | 4101 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec H1X 2B2 |
| Land area | 75 hectares (190 acres) |
| No. of species | 22,000 |
| Annual visitors | 695,404 (2011) including Insectarium |
| Public transit access | at Pie-IX station at Viau station |
| Website | espacepourlavie |
The Montreal Botanical Garden (French: Jardin botanique de Montréal, pronounced [ʒaʁdɛ̃ bɔtanik də mɔ̃ʁeal]) is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 75 hectares (190 acres) of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National 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.