Dresden Zoo
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Dresden Zoo, or Zoo Dresden, is a zoo
situated in the city of Dresden
in Germany
. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné
.
The zoo is located on the southern edge of the Großer Garten
(Great Garden), a large city centre park. The zoo houses about 3000 animals of almost 400 species, especially Asian animals.
The zoo is served on its southern side by tram
lines 9 and 13 of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe, the local municipal transport company. On its northern side is the Zoo station of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn
, a minimum gauge railway
through the Großer Garten that is largely operated by children.
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
situated in the city of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect from Bonn who worked in the German classicist style.-Childhood and development:...
.
The zoo is located on the southern edge of the Großer Garten
Großer Garten
The Großer Garten is a baroque style park in Dresden. It is oblong in shape and covers an area of about 2 km² in a central location of the city. Established in 1676, it has been a public garden since 1814. Pathways and avenues are arranged symmetrically throughout its area...
(Great Garden), a large city centre park. The zoo houses about 3000 animals of almost 400 species, especially Asian animals.
The zoo is served on its southern side by tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
lines 9 and 13 of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe, the local municipal transport company. On its northern side is the Zoo station of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn
Dresdner Parkeisenbahn
The Dresdner Parkeisenbahn is a minimum gauge railway in Dresden, Germany. The line opened in 1950 and has previously been known as the Kindereisenbahn and the Pioniereisenbahn...
, a minimum gauge railway
Minimum gauge railway
Minimum gauge railways have a gauge of less than or , most commonly , , or . The notion of minimum gauge railways was originally developed by estate railways and by the French company of Decauville for industrial railways....
through the Großer Garten that is largely operated by children.