Zoology Building
Building of University of Aberdeen, Scotland
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The Zoology Building is a facility owned by the University of Aberdeen. It is situated in Tillydrone, and is built in a brutalist style.[1]
History
During construction, the building collapsed on 1 November 1966. It had been expected to be completed by summer 1967.[2] Eight people were trapped in the collapse, five of them died.[3] Clearing of the site started in February 1967, and was completed in April.[2]
The present building was constructed on the same plot and is of a similar design. Plans were approved in September 1967.[4] The present building opened in 1970.[3]
The building was also featured in Tetris depicting a Soviet Russian government building.[5][6]
Zoology Museum
The building contains the Zoology Museum. It holds various exhibits from the university's collections.[7] Specimens range in age from the 1840s to the late 1970s.[8] The only known egg from the Jerdon's courser was discovered in an uncatalogued drawer in the museum in 2013.[9] The discovery was confirmed with DNA testing.[10]