Aquapolis floating city

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Aquapolis floating city was a pioneering experimental marine city and futuristic floating structure showcased as a centerpiece of Expo '75 in Okinawa, Japan.

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Aquapolis floating city canonical 2
Marine City (floating city) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Expo pavilion
experimental marine city
floating structure
associatedWith Metabolism (architecture)
category Buildings and structures in Okinawa Prefecture
Floating cities
World's fair architecture
completionYear 1975
constructionSite Hiroshima Prefecture
surface form: Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
country Japan
demolished true
demolitionYear 2000
designedBy Kiyonori Kikutake
displacement approximately 10,000 tons
exhibition Expo '75
expoCity Okinawa City
expoTheme The Sea We Would Like to See
feature exhibition spaces
floating platform
observation decks
underwater viewing areas
floors 3
hasJapaneseName アクアポリス
height 32 meters
inspiredBy metabolist architecture movement
languageOfName English
length 100 meters
location Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa
material steel
name Aquapolis
notableFor being one of the first large-scale floating city prototypes
pioneering experimental marine urbanism
openingDate 1975-07-20
ownerDuringExpo Expo '75 organizers
postExpoLocation Motobu, Okinawa, Japan
surface form: Motobu, Okinawa
postExpoUse tourist attraction
purpose to demonstrate possibilities of ocean habitation
to showcase futuristic marine architecture
reasonForDemolition declining visitor numbers
high maintenance costs
roleAtExpo centerpiece pavilion
structuralSystem steel floating structure
theme marine city of the future
transportMethod towed by sea to Okinawa
width 30 meters

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Expo '75 mainAttraction Aquapolis floating city
Kiyonori Kikutake conceptualized Aquapolis floating city
this entity surface form: Marine City (floating city)