The Zoologischer Garten Berlin (zoological garden Berlin) is one of the biggest zoos in Germany and the one with the largest number of species of the world. It is located in Berlin Tiergarten near the homonymous S-Bahn and railway station in the city center. One of the Germany’s first zoos, it was opened in 1844 on the initiative of Alexander von Humboldt and the Africa researcher Lichtenstein, who served as the first director of the zoo. Still before ten years the area was round around the station zoo-logical garden 33 an area, which many citizens of Berlin avoided rather. As in the book “Christiane F. - we children described by the station zoo “, were prostitution, drugs and homelessness at the station zoo pervasively.
With the attached aquarium the zoological garden is part of the sights of Berlin. Germany’s first zoo already opened on August 1, 1844. The first animals were gifted by Prussian’s King Frederick William IV from the menagerie and pheasantry of the Tiergarten. During World War II the zoo area was completely destroyed and only 91 animals survived.
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Zoological Museum
The collections in the Zoology Museum make up one of the best displays of fauna.
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Sanjeevaiah Park
Sanjeevaiah Park is beside the Hussain Sagar Lake, at the end of Necklace Road, in Hyderabad. It is named after the former President of India, Mr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy. It is set over an area of 99 acres. It houses a rose garden, rock garden and a floral clock. Sanjeevaiah Park which was the favourite destination for couples has now got the much needed face lift and is not attracting people of all ages.It is a is a major recreation centre at the end of Necklace Road and Houses a rose garden, rock garden and a floral clock.
The Pfaueninsel is a synthesis of the arts. 1793 acquired king Friedrich William II. it as a trip goal and made it an exotic world. It and its successor Friedrich William III. She was arranged as a beautiful English landscape garden. Note that cars and bicycles are not permitted on the Pfaueninsel, since the entire island was explained as the protected area. All the naturally working clearing, groups of trees and view axles are artful cultivated and/or cleared. Schlaengelnden themselves ways, which offer new views again and again on nature beautifulnesses or architectural Einsprengsel, are characteristic. In addition exotic kinds
Nehru Zoological Park
The Nehru Zoological park is one of the biggest zoos in Asia with over 250 species. 2450 animals and birds are kept in natural environment. The major attraction within the zoo, however, is the Lion Safari. A van barbed with wrought iron takes you through the gates of the safari — opening one gate at a time — into a completely different world of wild animals where lions, tigers, rhinos, wild oxen, panthers, etc. are left freely in the wilderness of a simulated jungle. The nocturnal animals and the reptiles form a particularly interesting part of the whole.
LalBagh
LalBagh has been given its name for the wonderfully bloomed red roses that remain blooming all through the year in this garden. John Cameron built the Lalbagh Glass House for displaying the flora, which was made of imported parts from England and was completed within just 12 hours of laying its foundation. The garden has also a collection of famous Botanical species. The present day Lalbagh was once a small fruit orchard during the times of Hyder Ali.
This garden is laid out in typical Mughal style with a separate plot for each kind of plant. The sprawling 240 acres
