A dream years in the making begins to take its final form as special cranes lift the 78,000-pound acrylic viewing window of the Outer Bay exhibit into place. The window is the largest in the world and will offer a vista that transports visitors 60 miles offshore. The Outer Bay will enable us to tell the full story of Monterey Bay by accommodating exhibits of open ocean and deep-sea life.
The ribs of the concrete walls of the giant Outer Bay exhibit support a fiberglass liner. More than two million blue tiles cover the exhibit to create the feeling of looking into the open sea. Building the Outer Bay (1993-96)
Window panels for the largest window in the world (at that time) arrived in June.
The ribs of the concrete walls of the giant Outer Bay exhibit support a fiberglass liner. More than two million blue tiles cover the exhibit to create the feeling of looking into the open sea.
Building the Outer Bay (1993-96)
Window panels for the largest window in the world (at that time) arrived in June.
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