Friday, October 18, 2013

ROME ZOO

BIOPARCO
1911 designed by Carl Hagenbeck (1844/1913), a German animal dealer who had previously designed the zoo in Hamburg
Hagenbeck is considered the father of modern zoos' arrangements
The Bioparco is in the area where the Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese (1577/1633) used to keep some exotic animals
ENTRANCE by Giulio Barluzzi and Armando Brasini (1879/1965)
AREA IN FRONT OF THE DEERS' PARK, LARGE AVIARY and REPTILE HOUSE 1933/35 Raffaele De Vico (1881/1969)
18 hectares (44.5 acres) of parkland with more than 1,000 animals belonging to 200 different species of mammals, birds and reptiles
In addition there are about 1,000 trees including some rare ones
It was considered for decades one of the most beautiful zoos in Europe
In 1998 it changed name from Giardino Zoologico in Bioparco
With more than 600,000 visitors per year is the tenth place for number of visitors among the Italian tourist attractions

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