Elephant House, Whipsnade Zoo
Architect/Designer | Lubetkin & Tecton |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte |
Country | UK: England |
City | Whipsnade |
Subject Date | 1935 |
Image Date | 1984 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 84-65-31 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Zoo buildings |
NOTES: Each of the four Indian elephants was allotted a separate circular unit. The use of top lighting and continuous long windows which could be closed in the winter combined the need for public display with the comfort of the animals. The buildings are relatively small because it was only intended that young elephants should be housed at Whipsnade, the older ones remaining in London. However, larger elephants replaced the original inmates and the Zoo authorities accordingly made some alterations to the buildings.
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