Aquarium of Rhodes

The Aquarium of Rhodes is a research centre, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece. It was built in the 1930s, when the island was under the Italian rule and is currently administered by the National Centre of Marine Research.

History

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 Ricerce 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 1945, 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. An exhibition area was added to the North side of the building in 1971–1972.

Layout

The aquarium is in the basement of the building, and is a corridor designed to look like an underwater cave. The tanks along each side of the corridor are filled with approximately Шаблон:Convert of filtered seawater, providing a natural environment for the residents. The displays include sea anemones and plants, octopuses, sea urchins, corals, bivalves, crabs, lobsters, sea turtles, dolphins, seals, mollusks, sharks, and many other fish. There is a separate holding facility for incoming specimens and organisms tha need special handling, where the facility also cares for sea turtles and seals that have been injured nearby.

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OMG! jd wuz here!
24 May 2022
The "touch 'em pool" is really fun for both children and some adults :)
Lamprianos Lamprianidis
It's a bit pricey, but for me it's the first aquarium so I enjoyed it very much. ????
Serdar
24 July 2014
regular 5.5, student 2.5 euros. we didn't get in cause it doesn't seem interesting if you've seen big aquariums before...
Инга Королева
Not the biggest and interesting aquarium ))
Roula Green
29 November 2015
Ενα συμπαθητικο ενυδρειο κ αξιοθεατο του νησιου σχεδιαςμενο απο εναν ιταλο αρχιτεκτονα.Ηταν πολυ μικρο αρα ηταν κ υπερτιμημενη η τιμη εισητηριου.
Ninon
5 September 2018
Очень маленькое тесное помещение, главное, смотровые окна маленькие. За ними небольшие аквариумы. Таблички и живность внутри не всегда совпадают, а вообще, симпатичные обитатели Средиземноморья.
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Sun 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Mon 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
Tue 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Wed-Thu 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

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