Fig. 207. Fairmount Park Aquarium, Philadelphia 



Beautifully situated on the River Schuylkill and extending from extreme left to 

 right of the photograph, this is the world's longest aquarium. The aquarium proper 

 is within the granite walls rising from the river. Six buildings topping it are executive 

 offices, pavilions and a research laboratory. The Art Museum harmoniously dominates 

 the background. 



Fig. 208. Interior, Battery Park Aquarium, New York 

 Originally built in 1S07 as a fort, it was converted in lSQo to a public aquarium, 

 for which it is splendidly qualified and located. It is our oldest and most famous 

 aquarium. Completely circling it is a double tier of marine and fresh water tanks, 

 while on the main floor numerous small aquaria, large pools and troughs contain house- 

 hold aquarium fishes, large aquatic and amphibian animals, a fish hatchery and other 

 interesting natural historv exhibits. 



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