Melbourne Aquarium

Melbourne Aquarium is a Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium in central Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River beside the Flinders Street Viaduct and the King Street Bridge.
History
Built between February 1998 and December 1999the building was designed by Peddle Thorp architects to resemble as ship moored to the river and opened in January 2000. The depth of the building however was designed not to be imposing at street level, being set some 20 metres below the surfaceAt its centre is a 'oceanarium in the round' where the spectators become the spectacle to the marine life swimming around them.
After opening the building had a legionnaires disease outbreak, which resulted in 2 deaths and another 60 people being affected after visiting the aquarium between April 11 and 27 2000. A damages action was brought in May 2000, ending in February 2004The Melbourne Aquarium is currently undergoing a significant expansion that will extend it all the way from the Yarra River to Flinders Street, with a new entrance will be built on the corner of Flinders and King Streets. The new expansion will feature will exhibit Antarctic king penguins and gentoo Penguins, as well as many other Antarctic fish, a first for Australia. The exhibits will feature real ice and snow to simulate Antarctic conditions, and will take visitors on an expedition to Antarctica. The penguins are being sourced from Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in New Zealand. The expansion is expected to be completed in the later half of 2008.
As part of the expansion the popular simulator ride has been closed.