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The World's Largest Aquarium





Let's add it to the bucket list! The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA is the world's largest aquarium with more than 8.5 million US gallons of marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500 different species. The stars? Four young whale sharks, four beluga whales, and four manta rays. (This aquarium is the only institution outside of Asia to house whale…

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Added by alice on July 30, 2011 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

Simply sit down, relax and enjoy...





Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan

The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main… Continue

Added by Marta Chade on July 23, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Objets du Désir: Fashion by Gaspard Yurkievich



The spring collection from Parisian designer Gaspard Yurkeivich, simply named "Y," is energetic, avant garde and chic. The pieces are both classic and bourgeois, simple and decadent, with splashes of color and architectural structure for contrast.



Having trained under Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Yurkeivich excels in mixing elements of streetwear with a touch of high fashion. For his women's spring collection, the designer reflected on the styles of liberate… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on April 27, 2009 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

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