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Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart: the main entrance pavilion

RIBA Ref No RIBA91799
Architect/DesignerZanth, Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von (1796-1857)
Artist/PhotographerBenton, Charlotte
CountryGermany
CityStuttgart
Subject Date1843
Image Date1985
ViewExterior
StyleIslamic Revival
Medium35mm Transparency
Library ReferenceBenton 85-29-11
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditCharlotte Benton / RIBA Collections
SubjectBotanical gardens ; Zoo buildings ; Entrances ; Lettering
NOTES: Designed originally as botanical gardens by the architect Karl Ludwig von Zanth (1796-1857) for King Wilhelm I of Wurttemberg, who wanted his buildings to be in a Moorish style. Construction of the gardens date from 1842. Originally private they opened to the public in 1919, and began to acquire zoo animals from 1951.
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