new zoo dome

Cleveland Zoo is getting a new dome for the Rain Forest building, which was built in 1992.

They are assembling it in the parking lot. Plans are to break it down to three parts to be lifted onto the building. During the project the building is closed. The price tag is about two million dollars.

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Postscriptum 5.30 p.m. 19 August 2020:  It was reported that the dome was lifted into place in one piece, using the largest crane in Ohio. The structure weighed 70,000 pounds.