Aerial images from April 2002 (right: southward; left: southwest)
These images were taken right after the breaking ground ceremony. Visible are the piles of construction materials, as well as how construction was progressing on what is now the museum grounds.

Aerial images from September 2002 (right: southward; left: southwest)
Visible here are the support structures for the roof of the museum, as well as the rough foundations for the third floor of the building.

Aerial images from January 2003 (right: southward; left: southwest)
The upper portion of the building and the third floor are beginning to take shape.

Aerial images from March 2003 (right: southward; left: southwest)
Construction work was about 20% complete at this point. Visible here are the steel arches of the museum. At this point, parts of the museum building were now accessible.

Aerial images from July 2003 (right: southward; left: southwest)
Construction work was about 40% complete at this point. With the roof of the museum now complete, work on the interior of the museum began in earnest.

Aerial images from December 2003 (right: southward; left: southwest)
Construction work was about 90% complete at this point. The bright blue of the museum’s roof stands out in contrast to its lush, green surroundings.

March 2004
The museum, now fully constructed, is easily recognizable even from the air.