The Aquarium (London)

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The Aquarium at London Zoo is situated underneath the Mappin Terraces and was constructed in 1923-24. This was not the original aquarium to be built at the Zoo. In 1853 the Fish House was constructed in the area to the north of Three Island Pond and was the first British public aquarium to be built. The site under Mappin Terraces had always been designed for the aquarium when the terraces were built in 1913, but its detailed planning had been delayed due to the outbreak of the First World War.
The interior comprises a freshwater hall, seawater hall and a tropical hall which extend in a curved sequence for 136 metres. Each of the halls has a wide circulation area with perimeter tanks. The three halls hold more than 100 exhibition tanks up to 9 metres wide. By the east entrance are the offices and research laboratories.

www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/aquarium

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