Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart: the monkey house
| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA91794 |
| Architect/Designer | Zanth, Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von (1796-1857)
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| Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Stuttgart |
| Subject Date | 1975 |
| Image Date | 1985 |
| View | Exterior |
| Medium | 35mm Transparency |
| Library Reference | Benton 85-28-29 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
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. The monkey house opened in 1975.
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Subject tags
botanical gardens, zoo buildings