Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Instelling
Geauthoriseerde naam
Yangon Zoological Gardens
Parallelle vormen van de naam
Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.
Aandere naamsvormen
- Yangon Zoo
- Victoria Memorial Park and Zoological Gardens
- Rangoon Zoological Gardens and Parks
Identificatiecode voor organisaties
Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
1906-
Geschiedenis
The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in Myanmar. The first collection of wild animals in Yangon began in 1882 in connection with Phayre's Museum, then situated at the present site of Yangon General Hospital. The zoological gardens was formally opened as the Victoria Memorial Park and Zoological Gardens in honour of Queen Victoria. In 1951, the then Burmese government changed the name to Rangoon Zoological Gardens and Parks