Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Basel Zoo
Parallel form(s) of name
- Zoologischer Garten Basel
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Zoo Basel
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1874-
History
Zoo Basel is Switzerland's oldest and largest zoo. In 1870, the Ornithologiegesellschaft together with the city of Basel started a project of establishing a zoo where visitors could see Swiss and European animals. Zoo Basel emerged from that project, and opened its doors on July 3rd 1874