The Paris Aquarium, also called Cinéaqua – and historically Aquarium du Trocadéro – is an aquarium located under the Chaillot hill between the Palais de Chaillot (precisely in its gardens) and the Seine, in the 16th arrondissement in Paris (France). It was built in 1867, making it the first aquarium in the world. Closed in 1985, it was reopened in 2006. The visiting circuit extends over 3,500 m2 underground.
The aquarium is home to 500 animal species of fish and invertebrates, and presents around 10,000 specimens excluding plants. The Polynesian tank has 750 corals. The large tank contains 38 sharks of seven different species in 3 million liters of water. As a result, it is the 2nd largest artificial pool in France, the largest being that of the Nausicaa aquarium in Boulogne-sur-Mer, with 10 million liters.
In total, 5.3 million liters of water are divided into 43 basins and large aquariums, of which the 160,000 liter Aquastudio presents a show with a mermaid, it is the second largest basin in the aquarium with its glass 34 cm thick and a weight of 24 tonnes.
Address: 5 Av. Albert de Mun, 75016 Paris, France.
Hours:
Friday 10 AM–7 PM
Saturday 10 AM–7 PM
Sunday 10 AM–7 PM
Monday 10 AM–7 PM
Tuesday 10 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–7 PM
Thursday 10 AM–7 PM.
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