Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
| Date opened | 1866 |
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| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Coordinates | 47°31′4.88″N 19°04′39.02″E / 47.5180222°N 19.0775056°ECoordinates: 47°31′4.88″N 19°04′39.02″E / 47.5180222°N 19.0775056°E |
| Land area | 10.7 ha |
| Number of animals | 5000 |
| Number of species | 733 |
| Website | www.zoobudapest.com/english |
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden (Hungarian: Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert) is the oldest zoo park in Hungary and one of the oldest in the world.
It has 733 animal species and is located within Városliget Park.
The zoo opened its doors on August 9, 1866. The park has 1–1.1 million visitors every year. The area is a nature reserve, and has some valuable art nouveau buildings designed by Kornél Neuschloss and Károly Kós . More than 1000 species are living there. Most special animals there are the Komodo dragon and from December 2011 the Wombat.
The Zoo is located in the city centre, can be reached by Line 1 (Budapest Metro)
Until March 2012 the official city card (Budapest card) user and one child until 14 year old get free entrance to the Zoo.
External links[edit]
Media related to Budapest Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
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