| Haus des Meeres | |
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 The Haus des Meeres in 2010. The slogan wrapping around the top of the tower was created in 1991 by American artist Lawrence Weiner.[1] | |
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| 48°11′51″N 16°21′11″E / 48.19750°N 16.35306°E | |
| Date opened | 1957 |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Floor space | 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) |
| No. of animals | 10,000+ |
| Annual visitors | 436,500 (2012)[2] |
| Website | www |
The Haus des Meeres (HdM, English: House of the Sea) is a public aquarium in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Esterhazy Park in the centre of Mariahilf district, one block south of the busy Mariahilfer Straße. The Haus des Meeres houses over ten thousand aquatic beings on an area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft) inside a tall concrete flak tower built during World War II.[3] In 2012 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record high of 650,000 visitors.[2] The Haus des Meeres is managed by Aqua Terra Zoo, a private non-profit organization which, according to its web site, receives only marginal financial support from municipal authorities.[note 1] However, the maintenance costs for the former flak tower are paid by the taxpayer.
- ^ Lawrence Weiner (in German). Haus des Meeres. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ a b Haus des Meeres (9 January 2013). Neuerlich Besucherrekord 2012! (in German) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Aqua Terra Zoo (in German) Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Haus des Meeres. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
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