AquaDom

AquaDom
The AquaDom prior to its destruction as viewed from a room on the sixth floor of the Radisson Collection hotel.
52°31′11″N 13°24′10″E / 52.51972°N 13.40278°E / 52.51972; 13.40278
Date opened	2 December 2003
Date closed	16 December 2022 (rupture and collapse)
Location	Berlin, Germany
No. of animals	> 1,500
No. of species	> 100
Total volume of tanks	980 m3 (35,000 cu ft)
Owner	Union Investment
Website	domaquaree.de

The AquaDom (mixed Latin and German: 'water dome', more formally 'water cathedral') was a 25-metre-tall (82 ft) 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.^[1] The DomAquarée complex also contains 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. As of early 2024, plans were to forego rebuilding the tank and instead develop an indoor garden in the hotel lobby.^[2]