August 30th, 2007 by Dunn
Placed at the lobby of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Berlin.
The 25 meters high AquaDom is the largest cylindrical aquarium ever built. Filled with about 900,000 liters of seawater, it contains some 2600 fish of 56 species.
Combined with a vast amount of sandblasted glass, the giant AquaDom gives a transparent-like feeling to the lobby. Guests and visitors are able to travel through the aquarium in a glass-enclosed elevator to reach a sightseeing point and restaurant under the glass roof.
Two full-time divers are responsible for the care and feeding of the fish and maintenance of the aquarium.
Some of the interior rooms and suites look out over the atrium, offering “ocean views” of the AquaDom.
Construction
The AquaDom was opened in December 2003. It cost about 12.8 million euros.
The acrylic glass cylinder was constructed by the U.S. company Reynolds Polymer Technology. 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 glass cylinder in the world, with a diameter of over 11 meters built on a 9 meters tall concrete foundation.
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August 28th, 2007 by Dunn
Faith, a female dog with 2 feet.
Faith is a mixed breed between Chow Chow and Labrador. She had developed a birth defect that shook the world, even verterinaries who couldn’t do anything about it, in the end gave their support and helped Faith to develop.Faith was born with 2 hind legs, and now Faith is able to walk even run like human. The full spirited Faith is alive and there’s no barrier that could hold her down to feel alive.
Faith was adopted by the Stringfellow family 4 years ago, after was thrown out by irresponsible stranger. Jude String Fellow, with determination took care of Faith and all she wanted to do was to sahow the world that Faith deserved to live. The bond between the 2 grew although many around Jude had advised her to put Faith to sleep. Everytime Jude looked into Faith’s eyes, it was as if Faith was talking to her “please help me, because I want to live.”
Jude wrote a book about Faith titled “With a Little Faith” and “Faith Alone: Stories of an Amazing Dog”. Jude wanted so much to give Faith her chance to live, which she did. Faith grew and learned to walk in anyway she could. When she was 3 months, she was dragging herself as she was not able to lift her chest off the floor and they feared that infections might occur from the constant scratches and wound she suffered from trying to walk. If Faith couldn’t walk, it was almost certain that she would not survive, but her appetite helped her as she was fond of peanut butter and willing to the extra mile to obtain it. Jude started to feed her with peanut butter until she was strong enough. It took 8 months before she walked on her 2 hind legs and the result was just amazing.
Faith grew stronger by the day and never forgets to wag her tail everytime. She is also friendly with people. Faith is now 4 years old and living happily enjoying her fame all across America, to show to all dog lovers who would like to take a closer look at her. Even Oprah Winfrey had ensured that Faith is included in one of her shows.
Popularity: 9%
August 28th, 2007 by Dunn
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