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Niveau - 2, 30, avenue Corentin-Cariou, 75019Paris, France
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2024
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2024

Aquarium of the Cité des Sciences with a museum in Paris hosting temporary exhibitions, animations and conferences

Dive into the heart of the Mediterranean Sea around three aquariums, for an immersion from the surface to the deep waters. The 40,000-litre aquarium, located in front of the entrance, presents an ecosystem with a large number of small and large organisms, the so-called herbarium zone. It is located between zero and twenty meters, and is full of invertebrates that come to shelter from predators. A veritable marine meadow, it is the larder of grazers. Taking advantage of these sources of food and protection, small marine animals (knotty newt, sea woodcock, hermit crab, shameful crab, peacock crab...) live in this environment and multiply. The 10,000 litre aquarium is made up of caves and sandy bottoms, where small species live between twenty and sixty metres, able to burrow and hide. The 80,000 litre aquarium is made up of coralligenous bottoms, covered with false corals, sponges and gorgonians, in order to limit the amount of fish taken from the natural environment, deep rocks and underwater cliffs, at depths ranging from twenty metres to two hundred metres. Only the red algae manage to develop. Sheltered from the tumult of the waves, tiny animals build ramified colonies. On the bottom, worms and corals build blocks, where predatory fish (grouper, pink sea bream, moray eel...) go to hunt at night towards the surface. Behind the scenes of the aquarium, attend the cleaning of the aquariums on Wednesday mornings. You will be able to see the keepers working behind the glass. You can also watch the fish meals on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. This is also where the quarantine ponds are installed, dedicated to care and reproduction, but which cannot be visited. The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is a very large museum, dedicated to the understanding of science, with the principle of combining education, games and experiments. While the little ones will learn a lot of things with the workshops dedicated to science, the older ones will enjoy the planetarium with a 3D screen in a hemispheric room, to know everything about astronomy, shooting stars, or understanding the Universe. In addition, submarine enthusiasts can visit the Argonaute, a real hunting submarine from the 1950s, installed in the park. Don't miss the permanent and temporary exhibitions, events and conferences.


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The truth, the aquarium is in open and free on horseback between the entrance level -2 and the restaurant. Although one of the swimming pool was renovated recently, there is 5-6 aquariums visit (5 minutes). In short, it is to be if you are already on site while waiting to visit an exhibition or the city of children but do not get purposely that, if not big disappointment.

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