AquaDom

AquaDom
View from Above of the AquaDom in the DomAquarée Complex in Berlin
Date opened	2004^[1]
Location	Berlin, Germany
Coordinates	52°31′11″N 13°24′10″E / 52.51972°N 13.40278°E / 52.51972; 13.40278Coordinates: 52°31′11″N 13°24′10″E / 52.51972°N 13.40278°E / 52.51972; 13.40278
Website	www.domaquaree.de

The AquaDom in Berlin, Germany, is a 25 m (82 ft) tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator. It is located at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin-Mitte.^[2] The DomAquarée complex also contains a hotel, offices, a restaurant, and the aquarium Sea Life Centre.

Overview

The AquaDom was opened in 2004.^[1] It cost about 12.8 million euros.^[3] The acrylic cylinder was produced by the U.S. company International Concept Management, Inc. It is now the main attraction of the Berlin Sea Life Centre.

The outside cylinder was manufactured on-site from twelve sets of panels sent from the factory; the inside cylinder for the elevator was installed as one piece after three sections of 5 panels each were bonded together next to the hotel. The Aquadom is the largest (by volume) acrylic cylindrical aquarium in the world, with a diameter of about 11 m (36 ft), and it is built on a 9 m (30 ft) tall foundation.^[4] Filled with 1,000,000 l (260,000 US gal) of water, it contains over 1,500 fish of 50 species. The feeding of the fish and the cleaning of the fish tank is performed daily by 3-4 divers.^[1] The fish need 8 kg (18 lb) of fish food.^[1]

Photographs

The AquaDom as viewed from a room on the sixth floor of the hotel.
AquaDom in late night color.
AquaDom.

References

1 2 3 4 "AquaDom: Plan Your Visit". Retrieved 6 March 2012.
↑ "AquaDom & Sea Life Berlin". Retrieved 6 March 2012.
↑ "Hotel-Aquarium in Berlin". Die Welt. 24 December 2003.
↑ "Aquadom Custom Built Aquarium". Reynolds Polymer Technology. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

External links

Media related to AquaDom at Wikimedia Commons
CityQuartier "DomAquarée"

Zoos of Germany

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Aquariums	AquaDom Aquarium Berlin German Maritime Museum Ozeaneum Sea Life Centres Germany

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