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Which European cities opened public aquariums after the Regent’s Park aquarium in London?
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A freshwater aquarium.
Following the opening of the first public display aquarium at Regent’s Park in London in 1853, several other European cities established their own public aquariums. Specifically, the cities of Berlin, Naples, and Paris followed London in opening such facilities.1