Historical Zoos
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ancient Thebes | Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut established a zoo in Thebes around 1490 BC | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | Františkovy Lázně: "Following the American trend, a zoo was also established in [Loimann's Park], and so the forest park began to be known as America." (Nomination File, p. 64, 101, 134) | |
| Medici Villas and Gardens | Lorenzo De' Medici had a zoo at his Villa in Poggio a Caiano, "composed of lions, dromedary, cheetah, giraffe and an Arab" | |
| Medina Azahara | literary sources indicate the presence of amenities such as a zoo (AB ev) | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Tenochtitlan: two zoos in the palace of Moctezuma | |
| Naples | Stazione zoologica Anton Dohrn (1872) - the oldest aquarium of Italy | |
| Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro | House of Beasts of Retiro Park | |
| Potsdam | Peacock Island had a menagerie modelled after Versailles after whose peacocks the island was named. | |
| Schönbrunn | Menagerie of the Habsburgs: oldest existing zoo (1752) | |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | from 1875 - 1913 SBG was the main zoo of the Straits Settlements | |
| Tower of London | Royal Menagerie from the 13th century until 1835 | |
| Versailles | Menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV |
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