RHODES (Greece). Aquarium & Museum of Marine Life (2011)

RHODES (Greece). Aquarium & Museum of Marine Life.
RODAS (Grecia). Acuario y Museo de la Vida Marina.
RODES (Grècia). Aquari i Museu de la Vida Marina.
RHODES (Grèce). Aquarium et Musée de la Vie Marine.
RODI (Grecia). Acquario e Museo della Vita Marina.

The Aquarium of Rhodes is a research centre, aquarium and museum. It was built when the island was under the Italian rule. The building, an Art deco design by the Italian architect Armando Bernabiti, was constructed between 1934 and 1935. When it first started operations in 1937, it was named the Reale Istituto di Ricerche Biologiche di Rodi (Royal Biological Research Institute of Rhodes). Research here included the hydrology, sponges, and fisheries of the Aegean. When the island was handed back to Greece in 1947, the facility was operated as part of the Hellenic Hydrobiological Institute. Since 1963 it has been known as the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, and is administered by the National Centre of Marine Research.

Foto / Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2011.

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