Jerusalem Biblical Zoo gets Israel’s largest aquarium
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo and the Jerusalem Municipality have announced a NIS 80 million initiative to create Israel’s largest aquarium. The aquarium, which will open in 2015, will focus on life in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. There will also be 30 smaller tanks showcasing small habitats.
The exhibit’s star attraction will be an underwater tunnel where spectators can get a 180 view of sharks, sea turtles, coral reefs and exotic fish—some of which may have been the "fishes" of the "loaves and fishes" story in the New Testament.
The aquarium, funded by New York philanthropists Ruth and David Gottesman, will be built on a 6,000-square-meter campus next to the Biblical Zoo’s existing facilities.
Zoo director Shai Doron said that an aquarium focusing on local sea habitats is "of paramount importance" to encourage conservation and study of Israel’s rapidly disappearing marine life.
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