Historical zoos

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Historical zoos':

  • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut established a zoo in Thebes around 1490 BC
  • Mexico City Tenochtitlan: two zoos in the palace of Moctezuma
  • Schönbrunn Menagerie of the Habsburgs: oldest existing zoo (1752)
  • Tower of London Royal Menagerie from the 13th century until 1835
  • Versailles Menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV