Berliner Aquarium Unter den Linden, Historical aquarium at Unter den Linden boulevard, Berlin, Germany
The Berliner Aquarium occupied a narrow four-story building with French architecture and a mansard roof at the corner of Schadowstraße and Unter den Linden.
Zoologist Alfred Brehm established this first public aquarium of Berlin in 1869, serving as its director until Otto Hermes took over leadership in 1874.
The facility displayed marine life, reptiles, birds, and even a gorilla named M'Pungu in 1876, making it a central educational institution in nineteenth-century Berlin.
The aquarium maintained a 300-meter indoor path that guided visitors through illuminated grottos constructed with basalt and granite from various German mountain ranges.
Despite its initial success and prime location, the aquarium closed permanently on September 30, 1910, when the valuable property was converted for commercial development.
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