World Largest Acrylic Panel: Aquarium at Dubai Mall set a new Guiness World Record
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Dubai Aquarium & Discovery Center in The Dubai Mall, which plans to opens on November 4, 2008, has clinched the Guinness World Record for the ‘World’s Largest Acrylic Panel’.
The aquarium will showcase one of the most diverse collections of 33,000 plus marine life worldwide, according to mall officials. With one of the largest tanks in the world at 51 meters by 20 meters by 11 metres, the aquarium will feature the world’s largest viewing panel, which will be 32.8 meters wide, 8.3 metres high, 750 mm thick and weighing 245,614 kg. The viewing panel at Dubai Aquarium surpasses the current Guinness World Record holder, Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, at 22.5 metres wide x 8.2 meters high and 600 mm thick.
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The facility, built by Oceanis Australia Group, has a capacity to hold 10 million liters of water and will be completely illuminated. The aquarium is built in the center of the mall and is flanked by two acrylic tunnels that offer views of the diverse marine life within it.
Special acrylic has also been used to build the world’s largest indoor marine mammal pavilion at the mall. Though glass is traditionally used for aquaria, acrylic has proven to be stronger and lighter, with acrylic-soluble cement used to fuse the material together, allowing for the formation of unusual shapes.
“Glass is not used in the building of modern aquariums. An acrylic plastic is bonded together to create the windows in the mall’s aquarium and the Discovery Center. Acrylic is extremely strong and can be manipulated into a variety of shapes such as the unique curved acrylic tunnel,” said Yousif Al Ali, general manager, The Dubai Mall. “The 270-degree acrylic walk through tunnel makes for incredible close-encounter experiences with some of the most fascinating underwater animals. The special ‘lunar-cyclic’ lighting system will change the ambiance of the tank depending on the time of day.”
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The 12.1-million-square-foot Dubai Mall will be the biggest in the world in terms of total size. It will include the region’s first SEGA indoor theme park covering 76,000 sq ft, the world’s largest indoor gold souk with 220 retailers, an Olympic-size ice rink, and The Grove, an indoor-outdoor street scape with fully retractable roof.
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World Largest Acrylic Panel: Aquarium at Dubai Mall set a new Guiness World Record…
Dubai Aquarium & Discovery Center in The Dubai Mall, which plans to opens on November 4, 2008, has clinched the Guinness World Record for the Worlds Largest Acrylic Panel….
I recently visited Dubai Mall, but when I reached at the aquarium section, I felt terribly horrified and depressed at the sight of the hundreds of big and small fishes, sharks,sting rays, small fishes etc together in a narrow and small water tank. I felt like I was hearing lots of distressful cries and misfortunes of the fishes there. Its extremely cruel that just for the entertainment of human eyes, such cruelty to the animals is being carried out. Its just like that I bring lions, tigers, elephants, zebra, deer, cats, rats, dogs,cheetas etc together under one roof of my 22 feet long and 11 feet wide living room. And feed them best of the world”s food. But it is against the nature. Money in excess is a good thing to have but it should be used in a positive and a constructive way. This terrible cruelty to the innocent creatures should be noticed and stopped, that cannot even speak of their sufferings. This small tank (even if made of gold) is not their true abode. Their world is the seas where they live in their own water terrirtories. If they die there, still they would have lived a free and a natural life. It should be closed and the species should be freed into the water again.
Ive never realize to travel in other country but when i see this picture i`m so amaze,,,,,,,,what if i see it in person…………
Acrylic Panel is the largest panel at all wow!!!!! it is in the Guinness world book of record,,,,it is not only for entertainment but many lesson you`eve learn from this place…..
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I am going there today can’t wait till 12:00 midnight wow my aunt is meeting us there YAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! My whole family is going alll 8 of us are going can’t wait.
Dubai is just a shithole painted with glitter.
hi,i’m from dubai and i wish you have fun in dubai =)
I WANNA GO SO BAD! My boyfreind and best friend are gonna take me. Yeahhhhh! here we come dubai!!!! looks beautiful!!!!!!!! Ps. my best friend said yay! =) lol
looks v good
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What does a huge mall with a super huge indoor aquarium do for the 250,000 foreigners currently working in Dubai constructing more huge projects for all of those rich Arabs?
Are they treated with dignity and respect. No.
Do most them NOT see their families in many years because of the demanding schedule set by their slave employers in Dubai? Yes.
Do they sometimes have to endure inhuman living conditions because their Arab employees want to save money? Yes.
An Arab is worst than a Jew when it comes to money period.
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