Bioparco Rome
| Bioparco Rome | ||
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| Full name | Bioparco | |
| opening | 1911 | |
| Animal species | 222 | |
| Individuals | 1114 | |
| Visitor numbers | 780,057 (2008) | |
| organization | ||
| Sponsorship | Bioparco SpA | |
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Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 2.9 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 6.7" E
Bioparco is the zoological garden of Rome ( Pinciano ). Currently 1114 animals from around 200 species are kept.
history
In 1908 a public company was formed to create a place for general entertainment by displaying rare exotic species. In contrast to the other zoos at the time, which worked mainly from a scientific point of view, the aim here was pure entertainment and amusement for the people.
The zoo had an area of 12 hectares and was built in the northern part of the Villa Borghese grounds. The opening took place on January 5, 1911 in the presence of the then ruling mayor of Rome Ernesto Nathan .
Founding period
The zoo was designed entirely by Carl Hagenbeck , a respected animal dealer who had just opened his famous zoo Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg- Stellingen. The park was built according to the same aspects as the one in the Hanseatic city, that is: ditches instead of bars and spacious green areas. The zoo was received with great interest by the population.
This initial success did not last. Attempts have been made to populate the park with particularly rare and exotic animals. Various park expansions were undertaken, and in 1926 another expansion was planned towards the neighboring red deer park. In 1933, the architect Raffaele De Vico began work in the new areas, which would include two main attractions: the large aviary and the reptile house opened in 1935.
After the Second World War
Even during and after the war it became very precarious for the zoo management and the gradual decline of the zoo became more and more evident, although many areas were renovated and others completely rebuilt. In 1970 the reptile house had to be temporarily closed due to its dilapidated condition. It took around nine years to redesign it, and it finally opened in 1983.
From zoo to bioparco
The idea of converting the zoo into a biopark (Bioparco) was first voiced out loud in 1994. In 1997 a master plan was drawn up on how the zoo should be run in the future; it is based on the Gilman Foundation and contains the guidelines for the future Bioparco. In April 1998 Bioparco SpA was founded, jointly financed by the City of Rome with 51%, Costa Edutaiment with 39% and Cecchi Gori with 10%.
literature
- Spartaco Gippoliti: La giungla di Villa Borghese. I cento anni del Giardino Zoologico di Roma. Arx guide. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina 2010, ISBN 978-88-89504-25-3 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Italian Touring Club. (PDF; 504 kB) Musei Dossier 2009. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 22, 2012 ; Retrieved March 9, 2011 (Italian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
