BERLIN CALENDAR: BIG SPLASH AT BERLIN'S FIRST AQUARIUM
Today in Berlin: May 11, 1896
On 11 May 1896 the original Berlin Aquarium – a grotto-style affair - opened in a building on the corner of Unter den Linden and Schadowstraße. It was the largest such venue worldwide…
The official opening ceremony was attended by King Wilhelm I (future Kaiser Wilhelm I), Royal Princes and other court bigwigs. The aquarium, a crowd magnet from the start, was henceforth recommended by every respectable Berlin guidebook…