AquaDom
Sign in to saveThe AquaDom (mixed Latin and German: 'water dome', more formally 'water cathedral') was a cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator inside the lobby of the Radisson Collection Hotel in the DomAquarée complex at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. The DomAquarée complex also contained offices, a museum, a restaurant, and the Berlin Sea Life Centre aquarium.
Key facts
- Zoo.zoo_name
- AquaDom
- Zoo.location
- Berlin, Germany
- Zoo.date_opened
- 2 December 2003
- Zoo.date_closed
- 16 December 2022 (rupture and collapse)
- Zoo.num_species
- > 100
- Zoo.num_animals
- > 1,500
- Zoo.owner
- Union Investment
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The AquaDom (mixed Latin and German: 'water dome', more formally 'water cathedral') was a cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator inside the lobby of the Radisson Collection Hotel in the DomAquarée complex at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. The DomAquarée complex also contained offices, a museum, a restaurant, and the Berlin Sea Life Centre aquarium.
On 16 December 2022, the AquaDom aquarium ruptured and collapsed, propelling the 1,500 fish inside into nearby facilities and streets, causing considerable damage and killing the majority of the fish. A vertical indoor garden took its place in the lobby of the hotel, which reopened in February 2025. == Construction == The AquaDom opened on 2 December 2003 at a cost of about 12.8 million euros. The acrylic cylinder was manufactured by International Concept Management, Inc. using Reynolds Polymer Technology panels, with architecture drawings provided by Sergei Tchoban. It was located in the same building as the Berlin Sea Life attraction but was owned and operated by Union Investment.