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Zoo Rome starts
in 1911, designed by Carl Hagenbeck, the inventor of the cageless
zoo, well known to those who are into zoos.
:I have promised to make you a garden which will be even more interesting than my own garden at Stellingen, because, thanks to the excellent climate, I can make it more beautiful by combining zoology and botany in a way which is impossible for me here in the
North: Inside the zoo, nowadays transformed into il Bioparco,
you can find the zoological museum. As in
Stellingen Hamburg, the restaurant (where this zoological museum is standing
now) serves as a common focal point to most of the Hagenbeck
exhibits. In 1935 the zoo
extends to 17
hectares; the architect is Raffaele de Vico. The main entrance
design has been created by Armando Brasini, the entrance at Via Mercadante
by De Vico. Since September 1997 it
becomes a biopark giving priority to scientific and educational
activities and transforming into a modern zoo. This means, less species, but larger
accomodations and with more animals of every
species shown. The Southamerican fauna area is an example of
reorganization by geographic zone.
Hagenbecks polar-themed
areay
Carl Hagenbeck has designed a kind of
polar area, including penguins,
seals, sea lions and polar bears. Have penguins met polar bears
in Rome? The geographical configuration principle has not been
introduced yet in those days. The former polar bear exhibit is heavily derelict and under
construction; it is behind the reconstructed bathtub for Federico the seal.
There are some nice old pictures in the restaurant and elsewhere in
zoo Rome. Anyways, no more penguins,
no sea lions and no polar bears in 2005.
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Penguin enclosure designed by Hagenbeck
Seal 2005
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Polar bear enclosure Hagenbeck
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