Musée d'histoire naturelle Smithsonian à Washington DC | WASHINGTON DC, États-Unis — Une vue large du Sant Ocean Hall montre le modèle suspendu de baleine noire de l'Atlantique Nord qui ancre la galerie du Musée national d'histoire naturelle du Smithsonian consacrée aux sciences marines. Les expositions environnantes sur les récifs coralliens, la zone crépusculaire et les écosystèmes en pleine mer occupent un espace de 23 000 pieds carrés (2 137 m²) sous un plafond de puits de lumière restauré.

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel
• ID de l’image: 2SH709M
• Taille du fichier: 130 MB (6,6 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 8256 x 5504 px | 69,9 x 46,6 cm | 27,5 x 18,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 4 février 2025
• Lieu: National Mall, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

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The Sant Ocean Hall, seen here in its full length, is a 23, 000-square-foot (2, 137 sq m) gallery within the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., built around themes of ocean science and conservation. A suspended model of a North Atlantic right whale named Phoenix, spanning roughly 45 feet (13.7 m), hangs beneath the hall's restored skylight ceiling, flanked by whale skeletons, a giant squid specimen, and a model ocean sunfish. Colorful panel displays along both walls address distinct ocean zones and habitats, including coral reefs, the ocean surface, and the deep sea's twilight zone, where bioluminescent creatures are highlighted. The hall opened in 2008 after a major renovation supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a lead gift from philanthropist Roger Sant. North Atlantic right whales, the species represented by the central model, are critically endangered, numbering only in the low hundreds due to historical whaling and ongoing threats from ship collisions and fishing line entanglement. The museum building, completed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style, contributes its coffered ceilings and classical detailing to the hall's grand scale. The National Museum of Natural History sits on the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Institution. Photograph by David Coleman.

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