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The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront. The aquarium opened in 1977 and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The aquarium consists of three buildings. Its original buildings at Pier 59 and Pier 60 have six major exhibits.
The aquarium opened on June 22, 1962, during the Century 21 Exposition and was initially owned and operated by Ted Griffin. At the time he hoped that his aquarium would be a "prelude" to a Marineland. The aquarium was a 6,000 square foot building. The staff consisted of skin-divers and volunteers. The curator was Eric Friese. [1]
With over 11 million gallons, the largest aquarium in the United States is the Georgia Aquarium. [1] [2]This is a list of existing public aquariums [3] in the United States, some of which are unaccredited.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, located in Tacoma, Washington, US, owned by Metro Parks Tacoma.Situated on 29 acres (12 ha) in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species.
Pier 59 is the site of the main building of the Seattle Aquarium, built on a pier shed first constructed in 1905. [ 56 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] In 1896 fish and grain dealers Ainsworth and Dunn ( see below ) built a pier at the location of today's designated city landmark Pier 59, [ 64 ] originally Pier 8, also known as the Pike Street Pier. [ 61 ]
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A large circular domed glass conservatory was built in the gardens, 300 feet (90 m) in circumference, with more than 6,000 square feet (560 m 2) of glass, to contain separate cages for lions, tigers, a rhinoceros, and giraffes. After Cross's death, the animals were sold off in 1856 to build Surrey Music Hall in the gardens.