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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 Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including " The Swan ", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. About 25 minutes in duration, it was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble; Saint-Saëns prohibited public performance of the work during his ...
Gosse coined the word "aquarium", opting for this term (instead of "aquatic vivarium" or "aqua-vivarium") in 1854 in his book The Aquariums: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Water. [2] In this book, Gosse primarily discussed saltwater aquaria. [18] In the 1850s, the aquarium became a fad in the United Kingdom. [19]
4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) These fish need a larger aquarium than their size suggests. Though they only grow to a length of about 2 inches, they are happiest in groups ...
The Dallas World Aquarium is a for-profit aquarium and zoo located in the West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, USA. [ 4 ] It aids conservation and education by housing many animals that are threatened or endangered as part of a cooperative breeding program with other zoos around the world. It has been an accredited member of the ...
Gridiron goliath and Yale star Pudge Heffelfinger was later paid $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892, becoming the first professional football player.
Two Oceans Aquarium. The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows: [ 3 ] The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean ...
The Lisbon Oceanarium (Portuguese: Oceanário de Lisboa, pronounced [ɔsi.ɐˈnaɾi.u ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]) is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98. It is one of the largest indoor aquariums in Europe [4] and approximately 1 million people visit each year.