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1. For all of you who love the beach . . .
Here's another nice piece of engineering and
construction.
This time the locale is JAPAN.
Here's the exterior shot of the building. Note
the surrounding area, mountains, sea shore, golf
course, residential area.
What do you think is inside this building?

2. It's the O C E A N D O M E

3. The roof is retractable

4. The SURF'S UP . . . rain or shine!
When the roof is closed, you still get blue sky
and puffy white clouds

5. Imagine a beach where the sky is always
blue, it's never too hot or cold, the water
isn't filled with salt and pollution, and the
surf is always perfect - welcome to Ocean
Dome, the world's only indoor beach.

6. Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano,
crushed white marble quot;sandquot;, and it also boasts
the world's largest retractable roof, providing a
permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and
humidity are closely controlled to provide an
ultra-safe quot;sea-side experience.

7. Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-
tech wave machines start up, starting a
few minutes of sanitized surfing.

8. Entrance cost is US $50 per person,
which seems especially expensive given that
there is a free, natural beach only 300
meters away.