Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden

Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
Date opened	1866
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Land area	10.7 ha
Number of animals	5000
Number of species	733
Website	http://www.zoobudapest.com

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 located within the 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 .

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