The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. John G. Shedd gave the aquarium to the city and died before it opened, and his widow Mary R. Shedd cut the ribbon. The infobox gives 1929. The text says groundbreaking was November 2, 1927, construction was completed on December 19, 1929 and the first exhibits opened on May 30, 1930.
The article calls the style Beaux Arts, based on classical Greek architecture, with an octagonal central building, Doric columns and a dome. Mary Chase Perry Stratton's Pewabic Pottery tile is used extensively. The Oceanarium adds a Pacific Northwest style.
The building cost 3 million dollars and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The Oceanarium opened in 1991 and Wild Reef in 2003. It holds about 32,000 animals. The article gives no hours.
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