Review
Why the world's biggest aquarium broke
In the heart of Berlin, engineers built the world’s largest freestanding aquarium and placed it inside a luxury hotel. For years it was celebrated as a marvel—until one night, a million liters of water tore through the building in seconds. Investigators searched for sabotage, defects, and bad luck, but the deeper story points to overconfidence and ignored risks. This is what happens when spectacle comes before fundamentals.