Georgia Aquarium - The World's Largest Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium is the World's largest aquarium.It is located in downtown Atlanta,Georgia,USA at Pemberton Place.It is situated opposite Centennial Olympic Park.It contains more than 8.5 million gallons  (32,000 m³) of fresh and marine water combined.It features five unique galleries and houses 120,000 animals of 500 different species.Its Oceans Ballroom features 23,000 sq ft flexible and private special event space.According to wikipedia, it's unique species include four young whale sharks,four beluga whales and four manta rays.It was funded mainly by a $250 donation from Home Depot Co-founder,Mr. Bernie Marcus.It was opened to the general public on 23rd November 2005.The area of the site where the aquarium was built is 20 acre or 81,000 m².Some images of the exterior and interior views and site map of the aquarium are shown below:

(Images via Georgia Aquarium and wikipedia)

Some images of the aquatic creatures at the aquarium,taken by the visitors to the Georgia Aquarium,are shown below:

(Images via Georgia Aquarium and flickr.com)

The website of this aquarium also features the images of celebrities who have visited the aquarium.These images of some celebrities at the aquarium (with aquatic creatures) is shown below: 

(Images via Georgia Aquarium )

Further details about this aquarium may be found at the official website of Georgia Aquarium.More images of the aquarium and aquatic creatures found at the aquarium (images taken by the visitors to this aquarium) may be found at flickr.com.


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