Animal Rights activists have led serious protests against the continuation of this practice. The Moskvarium is one of the very few aquariums in the world that still house killer whales (Orcas). The exhibits contain more than 8,000 water creatures of 500 different types such as three-meter sharks, dolphins, Russian sturgeon, and immense Arapaima. The bigger part of it belongs to the Dolphinarium. Its total water capacity is 25 million liters - making it the second largest in Europe. Opened in 2015, the Moscow Oceanarium (Московский океанариум) - also known as the "Moskvarium" - is the most recent of the big aquariums. The building impressively seems to “float” in the Ocean and is accessible by crossing a drawn-out footbridge. The aquarium is located northeast of Lisbon, in the Parque das Nações, where the Expo '98 took place. As very impressive, we consider also the different kinds of sizable manta rays and schooling fish, very rarely seen in aquariums and well represented in the aquariums logo. Furthermore, the Oceanário de Lisboa houses penguins, sea otters, sharks, rays, chimeras, a massive octopus, cuttlefish, jellyfish, and many other species. One of the very few aquariums in the world, we count six in total, the Oceanário de Lisboa hosts a large oceanic sunfish. During the visit, one has the opportunity to see the main tank from various angles, passing by a large viewing panel eight times on two floors. The main exhibit contains a central 5 million liter square shaped tank with large (7 m wide and 7 m tall) acrylic windows on every four sides, and smaller focus windows strategically located around it. The Oceanário de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal, opened its doors in 1998 and was designed by the famous American architect Peter Chermayeff, who also designed the Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka, Japan. From the impressive total water volume of 41.6 million liters (10.98 million US liquid gallon), more than half are attributed to the dolphinarium. Inside the pavilion called ‘ Temperate and Tropical Seas’ people are invited to pass through an impressive 70-meter underwater tunnel which connects the temperate regions of the Pacific and Atlantic to the warm waters of the Indian and Caribbean via aquariums with a total of 700’000 liters of water. With 7 million liters (1.8 million US liquid gallon) of water and a 35-meter (114 ft) underwater tunnel, the tank in the ' Oceans' environment is by far the biggest of the Oceanogràfic. Inspecting through the various installations, visitors learn experience first-hand the behavior and way of life of more than 500 different species like various sharks, dolphins, belugas, walruses, sea lions, seals, penguins, turtles, rays, sawfish, jellyfish and especially rare oceanic sunfish amongst others. Due to its avant-garde architecture, it is worthwhile admiring not only the sea life but also the fanciful buildings themselves. Designed by the famous Spanish architect Félix Candela, it is composed of nine elegant underwater towers that house samples of the most important ecosystems. The Oceanogràfic, situated in Valencia, Spain, is inside the futuristic Cultural Complex named The City of Arts and Sciences.
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