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- "Interior of Aquarium, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.," circa 1910 - Opened in 1904, the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan is the oldest aquarium in operation in the United States. Architects Albert Kahn and George Mason designed the aquarium with whimsical details such as carving the Roman sea god Neptune above the entryway, tiling the interior in aquatic colors, and arranging the tanks to resemble an art gallery.
- circa 1910
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"Interior of Aquarium, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.," circa 1910
Opened in 1904, the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan is the oldest aquarium in operation in the United States. Architects Albert Kahn and George Mason designed the aquarium with whimsical details such as carving the Roman sea god Neptune above the entryway, tiling the interior in aquatic colors, and arranging the tanks to resemble an art gallery.