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Opening of the Fish House
- When
- May 1853
- Where
- London Zoo
The Fish House, the world's first public aquarium, opened at London Zoo in May 1853, constructed like a greenhouse.
Philip Henry Gosse created and stocked the aquarium, coining the term 'aquarium'. The facility housed 58 fish species and 200 invertebrates, marking the beginning of public aquatic exhibits.
Sources
- Public aquarium Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- London Zoo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
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