**A Correction Was Made To The Original Version Of This Story**
A $12 million merry-go-round, designed by WXY Architecture + Urban Design in conjunction with Broadway and opera set designer George Tsypin, will make its debut in October at Downtown Manhattan's Battery Park.
The ride, named "SeaGlass," will feature 30 fiberglass sea creatures-including dolphins and angelfish---on four separate tracks.
"SeaGlass is an innovative, aquatic-themed ride for Downtown residents, workers and visitors from around the world," said The Battery Conservancy.
And this isn't the first time Tsypin has taken his work to the world under the sea, the set designer has also worked on "The Little Mermaid" musical.
"There is nothing like this in the history of carousels, this is a real 21st-century ride," said Warrie Price, president of The Battery Conservancy.
"It accurately stimulates fish-swimming patterns."
Tsypin is also a sculptor and architect, aside from his operatic and cinematic set design work, and has won the "New and Spontaneous Ideas for the Theater for Future Generations" international award---according to the artist's web page.
But even with all the experience Tsypin has under his belt, he said that working on this merry-go-round is something different from anything he has ever done before.
"The project is unique for me in many respects," Tsypin told the Battery Conservancy in a 2009 interview about the construction of the carousel.
"First of all it is a permanent installation that requires rigorous approach in terms of safety, durability and building codes. And even though it is conceived as a moving theatrical set, it would be used by real people."
The aquatic carousel will be placed near the original site of the New York Aquarium that was situated in the public park from 1896 to 1941.
The Battery Conservancy, along with the New York City Department of Parks, operates nearly 36 acres of gardens, recreational fields, playgrounds and plazas on the southern tip of Manhattan, according to the organization's website.
And all of the land that the nonprofit organization manages is open for public use and is permanently protected.
*Correction: It has come to our attention of the Latinos Post that George Tsypin was not the sole "designer" of the carousel, as previously described in the original posting of this story. While Tsypin designed the fiberglass fish and the movement of the ride, the nautilus-shaped pavilion and the original sea-creature-themed carousel concept was designed and developed by WXY Architecture + Urban Design---according to C.C. Sullivan, the marketing agency that represents WXY.*
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