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An Apollonaut travel guide
An aquarium by the park.
An introduction to downtown Atlanta, where the Georgia Aquarium stands beside Centennial Olympic Park.
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Read the city from the park
The Georgia Aquarium is at 225 Baker Street NW in downtown Atlanta, across from Centennial Olympic Park, on land given by the Coca-Cola Company. The World of Coca-Cola is close by.
A city guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Notice how the park, museums and attractions sit together, and how people move between them. Respect homes, working businesses and places of worship.
Glass, water and light
An aquarium is a work of engineering as much as of display: acrylic windows and tunnels, and millions of gallons of water kept right for each habitat.
Begin with a detail and ask how it was made and maintained. A photograph alone cannot tell you how a window was installed or a habitat built, or the conditions in which people worked.
An aquarium chapter
The Georgia Aquarium shows one side of modern Atlanta: a civic gift that brought ocean habitats to the heart of the city.
Look at the meeting of the two: a downtown block of glass and steel, and the cold seas, rivers and reefs recreated inside it.
Make room for context
Pair this city reading with the aquarium’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents their makers.
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