The Aquapolis, the enormous Japanese floating sea structure, was considered as an exterior set for the Stromberg Marine Research Laboratory, Atlantis. It resembled an oil rig (something that had already been used in Agente 007 - Una cascata di diamanti (1971)), had a gigantic three-tiered deck that was also a helicopter pad measuring one hundred square meters, and was supported by about a dozen major pillars. It cost thirteen billion yen, and had been built in Hiroshima in 1975, then transported to Okinawa for the International Ocean Exposition. Depending on weather conditions, it could partially rise or submerge into the ocean, in a similar fashion to the Atlantis setting of the movie's script. At the time of the location scout, it was incomplete, and after attempts to make the mega-structure work, Production Designer Ken Adam felt that it lacked the right creative elements for the nautical villain's lair. Disappointingly, the floating sea city was rejected as an exterior location for Atlantis and the filmmakers decided to go with a model. Sadly, it was closed to tourist visits in 1993, and in 2000, after twenty-five years, the real-life floating city in the ocean was sold for scrap, after the company that owned it went bankrupt.
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