57°10′04″N 2°06′23″W / 57.1679°N 2.1063°W
The Zoology Building is a facility owned by the University of Aberdeen. It is situated in Tillydrone.
During construction, the building collapsed on 1 November 1966. It had been expected to be completed by summer 1967. [1] Eight people were trapped, of which five died. [2] Clearing of the site started in February 1967, and was completed in April. [1]
The present building was constructed on the same plot as the previous building and is of a similar design. Plans were approved in September 1967. [3] The present building opened in 1970. [2]
The building contains the Zoology Museum. It holds various exhibits from the university's collections. [4] Specimens range in age from the 1840s to the late 1970s. [5] The only known egg from the Jerdon's courser was discovered in an uncatalogued drawer in the museum. The discovery was confirmed with DNA testing. [6] [7]
The building was also featured in Tetris depicting a Soviet Russian government building. [8] [9]
57°10′04″N 2°06′23″W / 57.1679°N 2.1063°W
The Zoology Building is a facility owned by the University of Aberdeen. It is situated in Tillydrone.
During construction, the building collapsed on 1 November 1966. It had been expected to be completed by summer 1967. [1] Eight people were trapped, of which five died. [2] Clearing of the site started in February 1967, and was completed in April. [1]
The present building was constructed on the same plot as the previous building and is of a similar design. Plans were approved in September 1967. [3] The present building opened in 1970. [2]
The building contains the Zoology Museum. It holds various exhibits from the university's collections. [4] Specimens range in age from the 1840s to the late 1970s. [5] The only known egg from the Jerdon's courser was discovered in an uncatalogued drawer in the museum. The discovery was confirmed with DNA testing. [6] [7]
The building was also featured in Tetris depicting a Soviet Russian government building. [8] [9]