Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart: the main entrance pavilion
Architect/Designer | Zanth, Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von (1796-1857) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte |
Country | Germany |
City | Stuttgart |
Subject Date | 1843 |
Image Date | 1985 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Islamic Revival |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 85-29-11 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Botanical 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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