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| The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Pemberton Place, is billed as the "world`s largest aquarium" with more than 8 million US gallons of marine and fresh water, 1.5 million pounds of Instant Salt, 328 tons of acrylic windows, 290 plumbing fixtures, 200 floor drains, 53 roof tops, 61 miles of wires and pipes, 100,000 yards of concrete, and more than 100,000 animals of 500 different species. The aquarium`s notable specimens include young whale sharks and four beluga whales. Funded mostly by a $250 million donation from Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus, the aquarium was built on a 20 acre site north of Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Marcus credited his 60th birthday dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1990 as among the inspirations behind his desire to build an aquarium in Atlanta. |
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