Berlin's giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing 1 million liters of water and 1,500 fish disintegrates

Is this just another sign how much Germany has become a banana republic? This AquaDom was only built in 2003 and modernized 2 years ago.

Was expensive energy to blame so the gigantic aquarium was not kept at its normal temperature? Others speculate it was material fatigue.

"The "AquaDom" - home to 1,500 tropical fish - is 15.85m high (52 ft) and was described as the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world. ...

She expressed relief it had happened so early in the morning - saying an hour or so later, and the lobby and street outside would have been busy with visitors, many of them children. ...
The aquarium was modernised two years ago, and there is a clear-walled lift built inside for use by visitors. ...

A police source told local media there is no evidence the break was the result of a targeted attack.

But there has been speculation that freezing temperature - which dropped as low as -6C overnight - may have caused a crack in the tank. ...
AquaDom was opened in December 2003 ..."

Berlin's giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes - BBC News A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.