Europe's largest oceanarium will open in Moscow in 2015. The new 40,000 square meter oceanarium will outbeat Aquarium Barcelona, which houses 11,000 marine animals at 15,000 square meters.
The oceanarium will be located at the VDNKh exhibition center. Enjoy the best photos of world famous aquariums and ocean parks in this photo gallery by TASS.
Watching big fish in a small pond: largest aquariums and ocean parks
Europe's largest oceanarium will open in Moscow in 2015
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Europe's largest oceanarium will open in Moscow in 2015. The new 40,000 square meter oceanarium will be located at the VDNKh exhibition center. Photo: Manila Oceanpark, Philippines
© EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG Photo: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium located on the southern island of Okinawa in Japan. Whale sharks and manta rays can been seen swimming alongside many other fish species in the main tank
© AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Singapore Marine Life Park holds the World Guiness record for the largest aquarium in the world, as well as the world's largest viewing panel, measuring 36-meter wide and 8.3-meter tall. Photo: Visitors at Marine Life Park in Singapore
© EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG The Manila Ocean Park is 8,000 square meters complex which have 300 species of marine life to view and possibility to interact with sharks and rays inside
© EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN Photo: A girl feeds a Humboldt penguin at Manila Ocean Park
© EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN One of the most unusual aquariums is AquaDom in Berlin. The one-million-liters seawater aquarium, which is 25 meters high, has a build-in elevator that visitors can ride
© AP Photo/Franka Bruns With more than 10 million gallons of water, The Georgia Aquarium is home to more animals than any other aquarium in the world. The facility houses 120,000 animals, representing 500 species. Photo: A beluga whale passes by visitors in the Cold Water Quest exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta
© EPA/ERIK S. LESSER Photo: An outside view of the oceanographic park L'Oceanografic at the so-called Ciudad de las Artes and las Ciencias (Arts and Sciences City) in Valencia city, Spain
© EPA PHOTO EFE/MANUEL BRUQUE The Dubai Mall in United Arab Emirates has not only around 1,200 shops but also Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre. Its viewing panel withstands the pressure of 10 million litres of water and gives visitors clear view of the 33,000 marine animals on display. The Aquarium is free to all Dubai Mall visitors
© EPA/ALI HAIDER The Turkuazoo aquarium in Istanbul is another one located inside the shopping mall. Visitors at Turkuazoo enjoy more than 30 exhibits. Photo: acrobats perform during an Underwater Acrobatic Circus show at Turkuazoo Aquarium in Istanbul
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