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