Biota!

Biota!
Architect's image of Biota!
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51°30′11″N 0°1′55.2″E / 51.50306°N 0.032000°E / 51.50306; 0.032000
LocationSilvertown Quays, Docklands, London
Floor space14,500 square metres (156,000 sq ft)[1]
No. of species550 (planned) [2]
Major exhibitsAmazon, British Isles, Atlantic & Indo-Pacific biomes[1]
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Biota! was a proposed aquarium in the Silvertown Quays redevelopment, on the site of Millennium Mills adjacent to the Royal Victoria Dock, part of the wider Thames Gateway regeneration project for East London.[3] The £80 million building by Terry Farrell & Partners architects[4] was given outline planning permission in March 2005 and was initially expected to be completed in 2008,[5] but the project was cancelled in 2009.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LDA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Biota! represents the creation of a new visitor experience not previously seen in the UK". KUD International LLD. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Silvertown Quays London". Silvertown Quays. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Silvertown Aquarium, London". Terry Farrell and Partners. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ "£80m aquarium planned for London". BBC News. 8 March 2005.