Over the weekend , the newly - revamp ecotechtural marvel lie with as the California Academy of Sciences opened its doors to the general world in San Francisco ’s Golden Gate Park . pack with new , mellow - tech exhibits and massive tank prove off slices of the coastal ecosystem , the museum is a monument to eco - knowingness on every grade . From its livelihood ceiling ( pictured above ) , to its “ flooded rainforest ” walk - in tank , it ’s a must for visiting . Or just gawking at . We ’ve got some exposure of the most breathtaking parts . Last yr , as the “ living roof ” to the museum was being built , diarist were allowed to visit and take pictures . Here is what the ceiling you see above looked like just as it was being planted in 2007 .
Below , visitor to the museum opening seem upward at the flood rain forest showing .
And here , you could see upward yourself and find out what they are gape at . Those blob of ignitor you see are the skylights that dot the living roof . So you are actually looking upward through two biosystems : a flooded forest , and a grassy California plain stitch on the cap .
The museum has retain its sometime shape in front , and many of the beloved exhibits are still there . The albino gator ( and indeed , several other gator and precious penguin ) string up out in an open - melodic line habitat that visitors can peer into delightedly . Or fearfully , if the alligator happens to move .
Museum member Christopher Hsiang note that there are a few thing he misses about the old museum :
They sacrifice content ( Bible / showing space ) for architectural splendor . Yes , very windy and spacious , [ but ] where are the anthropology display and award - winning diorama ? pretend all that cash in one’s chips the way of rows of stuffy specimen cases . These days it ’s more about interactive displays lightly disguised as video games and touch CRT screen .
Still , he says the museum still has a endearing but small library assailable to the public , make full with reference work stacks and taxidermy sheath for the nineteenth - century - minded . And , he adds , “ The Phillipine coral reef and Northern California coast cooler are big fourth dimension show - stoppers . ” If you ’re in San Francisco , be trusted to check out the new California Academy of Sciences . It ’s correctly next to the newly - revampedDeYoung Museum , which looks like something out of a Mad Max movie — all rusting brand towers . So the green Science museum makes quite a demarcation with it . in spades makes a day in Golden Gate Park feel like a battle between two futures . California Academy of Sciences[official website ] Photo of 2007 living ceiling under construction by David Paul Morris / Getty Images . All other images by Paul Sakuma / AP .
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