AquaDom

[omard]

Engineering Marvel!!! - Just found reference to...have not seen posted about on this or other "frequented" Reef forums...AMAZING....out of a dream I had once upon a time...

"AquaDom"

(concept)


Nestled in the heart of Berlin, adjacent to the historic Berliner Dom, the Cityquartier DomAquarée is a multi-use development, including a world-renowned four star hotel, retail, recreation, living and office space. Water is the architectural theme of the complex and the impressive AquaDom aquarium is the highlight of this experience. Positioned in the center of the hotel complex, the base of the AquaDom rises 26 feet above the ground floor. Visitors have the unique experience of ascending through the water’s depths as they ride a split-level glass elevator from the ground floor up seven floors, through the center of the AquaDom. As they rise they experience an array of colorful corals, rock formations and a myriad of over 2,000 fish.

The AquaDom breaks all records as the largest cylinder aquarium in the world, at over 52 feet in depth by 36 feet in diameter. This engineering marvel took 150 tons of acrylic to complete. ICM subcontracted Reynolds Polymer Technology to engineer and install the acrylic. The AquaDom was constructed with 24 R-Cast™ acrylic panels for the outer cylinder and 15 R-Cast™ acrylic panels for the inner cylinder bonded together to look seamless. The panels were shipped from the Reynolds Polymer Technology factory in Colorado and then bonded together on-site. Bonding on-site was a complex process with the panels bonded in an upright position within specially constructed environmentally controlled rooms.

(finished)


DomAquaree Aquarium

http://www.icm-corp.com/domaquaree.htm

Would really like to see the "mechanics" of this thing...

ScottD

[Matt Rogers]

Yeah that would be something to go see wouldn't it?

I actually posted a lot of pics on it here several months back.

I love that the elevator goes through it!
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[omard]

Hiya Matt...

Missed your earlier post...this something I will put on my "must see" list...

Here is another great link on it w/some pretty cool pics:

Diving the AquaDom

http://www.digideep.com/articles.php?id=6


Scott

[Craig Manoukian]

It's awesome no matter how many times you see it, eh?

[fletch]

That is one big Berlin skimmer LOL

That must be awesome going inside that thing.

Somebody please go and take some pictures and post them here on 3reef so we all can kind or live the experience through you

Looks like it needs more LR...
I will see if I can get my wife to drive over to Berlin and take some photos.

[fletch]

OK Nautilus I think that we all would appreciate that and you probably a little more eh?

She will be in Franfurt at the end of the month... Berlin may be to far for her to drive the autobaun.

[fletch]

Wow Nautilus, I thought you were joking , But that would be great if she could go there and get some video inside that thing.