This place frankly is amazing, ten years and 500 million in the making. The Result? Sustainable architecture, forward thinking, the greenest museum on the planet.
From there site (as frankly I'm pretty much speechless) "The Academy is now the largest public Platinum-rated building in the world, and also the world’s greenest museum. The Academy earned the platinum rating (highest rating possible) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). This commitment to sustainability extends to all facets of the facility - from the bike racks and rechargeable vehicle stations outside the building to the radiant sub-floor heating inside the building to the energy-generating solar panels on top of the building! "
Go on line and check out the building, and do the tour.. seriously. The Aquarium is the best I have seen ever. Full stop. (sorry GBRMPA).
Anyway we took young madeleine and she completely loved it. Here are some snaps of the day.
Rainforest dome
The rainforest (base drops through into the tunnel of the aquarium)
(you can see people below)
Miss madeleine
How could you ever want to leave this face? sniff
dressed by auntie jaja / kiki / ja - ki / gaga (frankly I dont care!)
With her mummy
Completely fascinated by the leaf lizard
See below for more images from the aquarium and swamp!
