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[azlew]

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The World's First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens

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"We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the stunning underwater environment of the Maldives", says Carsten Schieck, General Manager of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. "Our guests always comment on being blown away by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, so it seemed the perfect idea to build a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and take time to enjoy the views - without ever getting their feet wet."


Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand, Ithaa's distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions. "The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear acrylic makes this unique in the world," continues Schieck, "We are currently planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the spectacular views of the rays, sharks and many colourful fish that live around the area.<SCRIPT><!--D(["mb","\u003cbr\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/b\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Lucida Bright\" color\u003d\"#004080\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#004080\"\>\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Lucida Bright\" size\u003d\"2\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:10.5pt\"\>\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/div\>\n\u003cdiv\>\n\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#1010ff 2px solid\"\>\n \u003cblockquote style\u003d\"padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#1010ff 2px solid\"\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cblockquote style\u003d\"border-right:medium none;padding-right:0in;border-top:medium none;margin-top:5pt;padding-left:4pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.75pt;border-left:#1010ff 1.5pt solid;padding-top:0in;border-bottom:medium none\"\>\n \u003cblockquote style\u003d\"border-right:medium none;padding-right:0in;border-top:medium none;margin-top:5pt;padding-left:4pt;margin-bottom:5pt;padding-bottom:0in;margin-left:3.75pt;border-left:#1010ff 1.5pt solid;padding-top:0in;border-bottom:medium none\"\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align:center\" align\u003d\"center\"\>\n \u003cdiv\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Lucida Bright\" size\u003d\"2\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:10.5pt\"\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>*\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/blockquote\>\u003c/blockquote\>\n \u003cp\>\u003cfont face\u003d\"Times New Roman\" size\u003d\"3\"\>\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:12pt\"\>*\u003c/span\>\u003c/font\>\u003c/p\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/blockquote\>\u003c/blockquote\>\u003c/div\>\u003c/div\>\n",0]);//--></SCRIPT>

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[azlew]

Here are some pics showing the restaurant being placed in the water:

[swissmr]

very sweet.

doesnt look nearly as cool out of the water

[Lddrizzt]

Wait till the glass turns green with algae like every other aquarium out there.

[slothappy144]

I had to stop myself from making a terrible sea food/ see food pun. Glad I was able to stop myself.

[swissmr]

Wait till the glass turns green with algae like every other aquarium out there.

LD always glass half full thinking .........glass full of green algae...yes it was a stretch

[Sid]

all kidding aside...

a pachinko case would make a very nice Aquarium...

imagine if you could find a way to have the area behind the glass converted to an aquarium.. the flashing lights it be pretty cool...

[swissmr]

all kidding aside...

a pachinko case would make a very nice Aquarium...

imagine if you could find a way to have the area behind the glass converted to an aquarium.. the flashing lights it be pretty cool...

to be honest I think I've seen one before...online/ebay/old thread/ somewhere I think...I'll have to see.

[hanabi]

Unfortunately the pic is not there for this Asteroids Aquarium......

But there's an interesting Apple Mac - 2nd Post down!!

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...light=aquarium

[doug]

Looks fun till something like this happens http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3671/y...shark_problem/