Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden (Budapest)

Budapeste, Margitsziget Island, Hungary

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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 1072 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 Kornel Neuschloss and Károly Kos. 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 center, can be reached by Line 1 (Budapest Metro)



Official city card (Budapest card) owner gets a 25% discount for a single ticket into the zoo.



The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in the world. The idea of ​​the foundation dates back to 1820-30s but it was opened on August 9, 1866. It was an initiation of a group of patriots among others Ágoston Kubinyi, geologist József Szabó, Ágoston Kubinyi, the Director of the National Museum, József Gerenday, the Director of the Botanical Garden of Budapest and János Xántus, a zoologist, ethnographer and the first director of the zoo.



At that time the zoo are mainly Hungarian species and some rare species of monkeys, parrots, camels and kangoroos, among others. Franz Joseph and Queen Elizabeth donated giraffe and other animals to the zoo. The first Lion house opened in 1876 with lions and tigers. An elephant, a hippopotamus and a rhinoceros joined later on.



However, the initial enthusiasm waned and popularity of the zoo decreased. The new animals were expensive and the expenses of the company founded by the patriots exceeded the revenues. The management hired entertainers and comedians and the corporation was transformed into an animal and plant naturalizing company.
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