diff --git a/src/ol/geom/geometry.js b/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
index 2ddbbe0987..238c9bca51 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.provide('ol.geom.Coordinate');
 goog.provide('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
 goog.provide('ol.geom.Geometry');
@@ -10,6 +11,20 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.Geometry');
 ol.geom.Geometry = function() {};
 
 
+/**
+ * The dimension of this geometry (2 or 3).
+ * @type {number}
+ */
+ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.dimension;
+
+
+/**
+ * Get the rectangular 2D evelope for this geoemtry.
+ * @return {ol.Extent} The bounding rectangular envelope.
+ */
+ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.getBounds = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Array.<number>}
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/geometrycollection.js b/src/ol/geom/geometrycollection.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..419d9239b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/geom/geometrycollection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+goog.provide('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.Extent');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * A mixed collection of geometries.  This constructor is typically not called
+ * directly.  Instead call @see ol.geom.GeometryCollection#fromGeometries.
+ * @constructor
+ * @implements {ol.geom.Geometry}
+ */
+ol.geom.GeometryCollection = function() {
+
+  /**
+   * @type {Array.<ol.geom.Geometry>}
+   */
+  this.components = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.dimension;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Extent}
+   * @protected
+   */
+  this.bounds = null;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.geom.GeometryCollection.prototype.getBounds = function() {
+  if (goog.isNull(this.bounds)) {
+    var minX,
+        minY = minX = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+        maxX,
+        maxY = maxX = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+        components = this.components,
+        len = components.length,
+        bounds, i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+      bounds = components[i].getBounds();
+      minX = Math.min(bounds.minX, minX);
+      minY = Math.min(bounds.minY, minY);
+      maxX = Math.max(bounds.maxX, maxX);
+      maxY = Math.max(bounds.maxY, maxY);
+    }
+    this.bounds = new ol.Extent(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
+  }
+  return this.bounds;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<ol.geom.Geometry>} components Array of geometries.
+ * @return {ol.geom.GeometryCollection} A mixed geometry collection.
+ */
+ol.geom.GeometryCollection.fromGeometries = function(components) {
+  var collection = new ol.geom.GeometryCollection();
+  collection.components = components;
+  return collection;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
index a232449af6..a1a5f83f43 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.LineString');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Float64Array');
+goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
 
@@ -35,4 +36,38 @@ ol.geom.LineString = function(coordinates) {
   this.dimension = dimension;
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Extent}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.bounds_ = null;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.geom.LineString.prototype.getBounds = function() {
+  if (goog.isNull(this.bounds_)) {
+    var minX,
+        minY = minX = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+        maxX,
+        maxY = maxX = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+        coordinates = this.coordinates,
+        len = coordinates.length,
+        dim = this.dimension,
+        x, y, i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i += dim) {
+      x = coordinates[i];
+      y = coordinates[i + 1];
+      minX = Math.min(minX, x);
+      minY = Math.min(minY, y);
+      maxX = Math.max(maxX, x);
+      maxY = Math.max(maxY, y);
+    }
+    this.bounds_ = new ol.Extent(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
+  }
+  return this.bounds_;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
index f73f24d8e6..36567eb7eb 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.MultiLineString');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
-goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 
 
 
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @implements {ol.geom.Geometry}
+ * @extends {ol.geom.GeometryCollection}
  * @param {Array.<ol.geom.CoordinateArray>} coordinates Coordinates array.
  */
 ol.geom.MultiLineString = function(coordinates) {
+  goog.base(this);
 
   var numParts = coordinates.length,
       dimension;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ ol.geom.MultiLineString = function(coordinates) {
   for (var i = 0; i < numParts; ++i) {
     this.components[i] = new ol.geom.LineString(coordinates[i]);
     if (!goog.isDef(dimension)) {
-      dimension = this.components[i];
+      dimension = this.components[i].dimension;
     } else {
       goog.asserts.assert(this.components[i].dimension === dimension);
     }
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ ol.geom.MultiLineString = function(coordinates) {
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
 };
+goog.inherits(ol.geom.MultiLineString, ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js b/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
index 8669a7c0cc..4fa8174e3b 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
-goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 
 
 
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @implements {ol.geom.Geometry}
+ * @extends {ol.geom.GeometryCollection}
  * @param {ol.geom.CoordinateArray} coordinates Coordinates array.
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPoint = function(coordinates) {
+  goog.base(this);
 
   var numParts = coordinates.length,
       dimension;
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ ol.geom.MultiPoint = function(coordinates) {
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
 };
+goog.inherits(ol.geom.MultiPoint, ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 958ddf9d5d..8049493784 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
-goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
 
 
 
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @implements {ol.geom.Geometry}
+ * @extends {ol.geom.GeometryCollection}
  * @param {Array.<Array.<ol.geom.CoordinateArray>>} coordinates Coordinates
  *    array.
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPolygon = function(coordinates) {
+  goog.base(this);
 
   var numParts = coordinates.length,
       dimension;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon = function(coordinates) {
   for (var i = 0; i < numParts; ++i) {
     this.components[i] = new ol.geom.Polygon(coordinates[i]);
     if (!goog.isDef(dimension)) {
-      dimension = this.components[i];
+      dimension = this.components[i].dimension;
     } else {
       goog.asserts.assert(this.components[i].dimension === dimension);
     }
@@ -38,3 +39,4 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon = function(coordinates) {
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
 };
+goog.inherits(ol.geom.MultiPolygon, ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/point.js b/src/ol/geom/point.js
index 931bd72bcf..03f644106d 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/point.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/point.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.Point');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Float64Array');
+goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
 
@@ -25,4 +26,23 @@ ol.geom.Point = function(coordinates) {
   this.dimension = coordinates.length;
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Extent}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.bounds_ = null;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.geom.Point.prototype.getBounds = function() {
+  if (goog.isNull(this.bounds_)) {
+    var x = this.coordinates[0],
+        y = this.coordinates[1];
+    this.bounds_ = new ol.Extent(x, y, x, y);
+  }
+  return this.bounds_;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index ab52e13876..90a9b07c88 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.Polygon');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Float64Array');
+goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.CoordinateArray');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LinearRing');
@@ -38,4 +39,18 @@ ol.geom.Polygon = function(coordinates) {
   this.dimension = dimension;
   goog.asserts.assert(this.dimension >= 2);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Extent}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.bounds_ = null;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getBounds = function() {
+  return this.rings[0].getBounds();
 };
diff --git a/test/ol.html b/test/ol.html
index bdc279a547..fd2d2cb985 100644
--- a/test/ol.html
+++ b/test/ol.html
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/resolutionconstraint.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/view2d.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/io/geojson.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/linearring.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/geom/point.test.js"></script>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/linearring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/linearring.test.js
index adace4fd66..ed67faa20d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/linearring.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/linearring.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.LinearRing', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('coordinates', function() {
+  describe('#coordinates', function() {
 
     it('is a Float64Array', function() {
       var ring = new ol.geom.LinearRing([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.LinearRing', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('dimension', function() {
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
 
     it('can be 2', function() {
       var ring = new ol.geom.LinearRing([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
index bdf9e527ed..99abe77b32 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('coordinates', function() {
+  describe('#coordinates', function() {
 
     it('is a Float64Array', function() {
       var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('dimension', function() {
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
 
     it('can be 2', function() {
       var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [20, 30], [30, 40]]);
+      var bounds = line.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(20);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(30);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(40);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 
 });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5935f5f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+describe('ol.geom.MultiLineString', function() {
+
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+
+    it('creates a multi-linestring from an array', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiLineString([
+          [[10, 20], [30, 40]],
+          [[20, 30], [40, 50]]]);
+      expect(multi).toBeA(ol.geom.MultiLineString);
+    });
+
+    it('throws when given with insufficient dimensions', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([1]);
+      }).toThrow();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#components', function() {
+
+    it('is an array of linestrings', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiLineString([
+          [[10, 20], [30, 40]],
+          [[20, 30], [40, 50]]]);
+
+      expect(multi.components.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(multi.components[0]).toBeA(ol.geom.LineString);
+      expect(multi.components[1]).toBeA(ol.geom.LineString);
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
+
+    it('can be 2', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiLineString([
+          [[10, 20], [30, 40]],
+          [[20, 30], [40, 50]]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('can be 3', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiLineString([
+          [[10, 20, 30], [30, 40, 50]],
+          [[20, 30, 40], [40, 50, 60]]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(3);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiLineString([
+          [[10, 20], [30, 40]],
+          [[20, 30], [40, 50]]]);
+      var bounds = multi.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(20);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(40);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(50);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03368c359a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+describe('ol.geom.MultiPoint', function() {
+
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+
+    it('creates a multi-point from an array', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      expect(multi).toBeA(ol.geom.MultiPoint);
+    });
+
+    it('throws when given with insufficient dimensions', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([1]);
+      }).toThrow();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#components', function() {
+
+    it('is an array of points', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+
+      expect(multi.components.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(multi.components[0]).toBeA(ol.geom.Point);
+      expect(multi.components[1]).toBeA(ol.geom.Point);
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
+
+    it('can be 2', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('can be 3', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([[10, 20, 30], [30, 40, 50]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(3);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPoint([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      var bounds = multi.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(20);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(30);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(40);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9b57c3e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+describe('ol.geom.MultiPolygon', function() {
+
+  var outer1 = [[0, 0], [10, 0], [10, 10], [0, 10], [0, 0]],
+      inner1a = [[1, 1], [2, 1], [2, 2], [1, 2], [1, 1]],
+      inner1b = [[8, 8], [9, 8], [9, 9], [8, 9], [8, 8]],
+      outer2 = [[10, 10], [20, 0], [20, 50], [10, 50], [10, 10]];
+
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+
+    it('creates a multi-linestring from an array', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([
+          [outer1, inner1a, inner1b],
+          [outer2]]);
+      expect(multi).toBeA(ol.geom.MultiPolygon);
+    });
+
+    it('throws when given with insufficient dimensions', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([1]);
+      }).toThrow();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#components', function() {
+
+    it('is an array of polygons', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([
+          [outer1, inner1a, inner1b],
+          [outer2]]);
+
+      expect(multi.components.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(multi.components[0]).toBeA(ol.geom.Polygon);
+      expect(multi.components[1]).toBeA(ol.geom.Polygon);
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
+
+    it('can be 2', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([
+          [outer1, inner1a, inner1b],
+          [outer2]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('can be 3', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([[[[10, 20, 30], [40, 50, 60]]]]);
+      expect(multi.dimension).toBe(3);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var multi = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([
+          [outer1, inner1a, inner1b],
+          [outer2]]);
+      var bounds = multi.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(0);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(0);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(20);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(50);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
index a9ce41733e..9ec8c67879 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.Point', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('coordinates', function() {
+  describe('#coordinates', function() {
 
     it('is a Float64Array', function() {
       var point = new ol.geom.Point([10, 20]);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.Point', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('dimension', function() {
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
 
     it('can be 2', function() {
       var point = new ol.geom.Point([10, 20]);
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ describe('ol.geom.Point', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var point = new ol.geom.Point([10, 20]);
+      var bounds = point.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(20);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(20);
+    });
+
+  });
 
 });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
index 44b797a993..db500d1096 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('rings', function() {
+  describe('#rings', function() {
 
     it('is an array of LinearRing', function() {
       var poly = new ol.geom.Polygon([outer, inner1, inner2]);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('dimension', function() {
+  describe('#dimension', function() {
 
     it('can be 2', function() {
       var poly = new ol.geom.Polygon([outer, inner1, inner2]);
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getBounds()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the bounding extent', function() {
+      var poly = new ol.geom.Polygon([outer, inner1, inner2]);
+      var bounds = poly.getBounds();
+      expect(bounds.minX).toBe(0);
+      expect(bounds.minY).toBe(0);
+      expect(bounds.maxX).toBe(10);
+      expect(bounds.maxY).toBe(10);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 
 });