The AquaDom in Berlin, Germany

The AquaDom in Berlin, Germany, is a 25 metre tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator. It is located at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin-Mitte.

The AquaDom was opened in 2004. It cost about 12.8 million euros. The overall construction of the aquarium was designed and built by International Concept Management, Inc.. The acrylic cylinder was constructed by the U.S. company Reynolds Polymer Technology. It is now the main attraction of the Berlin Sea Life Centre.

The outside cylinder was manufactured on-site from four pieces; the inside cylinder for the elevator was delivered in one piece. The Aquadom is the largest acrylic cylindrical aquarium in the world, with a diameter of about 11 metres, built on a 9 metres tall foundation. Filled with 1,000,000 litres of water, it contains over 1,500 fish of 50 species. The feeding of the fish and the cleaning of the fish tank is performed daily by 3-4 divers. The fish need 8 kg fish food.

At North Pole

Sunset and Moon rise at the North Pole!

Aqueduct Ringvaart Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands (Water Bridge)

Near Roelofarendsveen (a town in western Netherlands), the Ringvaart Channel crosses the A4 Highway by means of an aqueduct. It was built in 1961, making it the oldest aqueduct in the Netherlands. In 2006, construction was completed of two new portions: on the east side for crossing new north-bound lanes for the expanded highway; and on the west side for the new HSL-Zuid high-speed railway. The new aqueduct is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long

A human eye is 576 mega pixel.

A human eye is 576 mega pixel.

Who needs a high-tech DSLR camera then? Capture life with naked powerful eyes !

Flying kites : Sydney's festival

Flying kites at Sydney's Festival of the Winds

Giant octupus, whale and other marine inspired shaped kites fly over Sydney's Bondi Beach during the annual Festival of the Winds.Running annually for more than 30 years, the Festival of the Winds is one of Sydney's most popular annual events.

Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons

Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons® is a unique event in the world, the most magical of all the aerostatic shows. For 25 years, each edition (13th in 2013) attracts 3,000 pilots and crews from the whole world and more than 300,000 spectators for a ten-day festival (flights morning and evening). From July 26th to August 4th, 2013, on the airfield of Chambley Planet'Air in the heart of the Nature Park of Lorraine, between Metz (Moselle) and Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), the "incredible" will return. "The Big One" say aeronauts.
The event associates animations on the ground and in the air, to the delight of the young and old! All aviation disciplines are represented between the two daily ballets of multicolored bubbles. Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons® in addition to its international character, is also a major economic player. Media and economic impacts in Lorraine, on the borders of Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. The latest edition generated several million of Euros. "A real tourist attraction operation, combining the region high diversity, with the slogan - Beyond the dream -" say the organizers. Three good reasons to come in Lorraine. The next edition will be full of news, without forgetting what has made it success over the years, such as radio controlled balloons, kites, water rockets, wind garden, air sports and many other animations. For hot air balloons, 67 nations are invited. 70% of pilots are foreigners. During the week, they will be many to participate in competitions that are organized. But the highlight of the show is undoubtedly the world record of hundreds of balloons on the tracks of the aerodrome.
In 2011, the performance was 343 balloons and 357 aligned counted on the ground, ready to take off. Many VIPs from the aviation world are also expected for the 230th anniversary of the first human flight made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (Lorraine / 1754-1785) on November 21st, 1783. Lorraine also hosts in 2013, alongside LMAB (Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons®), two other major international events such as the exhibition "Views from above" at the Centre Pompidou Metz and hundreds of events throughout Lorraine and Nancy, linked to the Renaissance years. Three good reasons to discover Lorraine through three complementary visions.

Seattle Central Library, Washington

The Seattle Public Library's Central Library is the flagship library of The Seattle Public Library system. The 11-story (185 feet or 56 meters high) glass and steel building in downtown Seattle, Washington was opened to the public on Sunday, May 23, 2004

The 362,987 square foot (34,000 m²) public library can hold about 1.45 million books and other materials, features underground public parking for 143 vehicles, and includes over 400 computers open to the public. Over 2 million individuals visited the new library in its first year.
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