Warsaw Zoological Garden
The Warsaw Zoological Garden, known simply as the Warsaw Zoo, is a scientific zoo located alongside the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland. Opened in 1928, the zoo covers about 40 hectares in central Warsaw, and sees over 700,000 visitors annually, making it one of the most popular zoos in Poland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
February, March, October, and November: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
April: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
May—September: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
January and December: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—3:30 PM; Saturday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM - Email: zoo@zoo.waw.pl
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Poland
- Also known as: “Ogród Aleksandryjski (Aleksandrowski)”, “Warsaw Zoo”, “Warszawski Ogród Zoologiczny”, and “Zoo Warszawa”
- Address: Ratuszowa 1/3, Warszawa, 03-461
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. John’s Archcathedral and Sigismund’s Column.
St. John’s Archcathedral
Church
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St John's Archcathedral is a Catholic church within the Old Town precinct in Warsaw, Poland. The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the Jesuit Church. St. John’s Archcathedral is situated 1¼ km southwest of Warsaw Zoological Garden.
Sigismund’s Column
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Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history. Sigismund’s Column is situated 1¼ km southwest of Warsaw Zoological Garden.
Church of Our Lady of Loreto
Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Loreto is an ornate church in Praga, a district of Warsaw, Poland, on the east bank of the Vistula River. The church stands on Ratuszowa Street and is Praga’s oldest monument. Church of Our Lady of Loreto is situated 470 metres southeast of Warsaw Zoological Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town, Warsaw and Old and New Town.
New Town, Warsaw
Quarter
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New Town, Polish: Nowe Miasto, historically known as New Warsaw is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście.
Old and New Town
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The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of Warsaw. Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of Śródmieście. The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland.
Mariensztat
Neighborhood
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Mariensztat is a historic neighbourhood along the Vistula river in central Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Situated between the riverbank and the UNESCO-protected Old Town, Mariensztat is part of the larger Śródmieście borough and is one of the city's smallest neighbourhoods.
Warsaw Zoological Garden
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Praga-Północ, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.25854° or 52° 15′ 31″ northLongitude
21.02151° or 21° 1′ 17″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Inception
March 11th, 1928Open location code
9G43725C+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 5200311OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Warsaw Zoological Garden” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Варшаўскі заапарк”
- Chinese: “华沙动物园”
- Chinese: “華沙動物園”
- Dutch: “Dierentuin van Warschau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات وارسو”
- French: “parc zoologique de Varsovie”
- French: “Parc zoologique de Varsovie”
- French: “Zoo de Varsovie”
- German: “Zoologischer Garten Warschau”
- Greek: “Ζωολογικός Κήπος της Βαρσοβίας”
- Hebrew: “גן החיות של ורשה”
- Italian: “parco zoologico di Varsovie”
- Japanese: “ワルシャワ動物園”
- Korean: “바르샤바 동물원”
- Navajo: “Tóigohíidi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- Polish: “Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny im. Antoniny i Jana Żabińskich w Warszawie”
- Polish: “Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Warszawie”
- Polish: “Miejskiego Ogrodu Zoologicznego w Warszawie”
- Russian: “Варшавский зоологический сад”
- Russian: “Варшавский зоопарк”
- Spanish: “Jardin zoologico de Varsovia”
- Spanish: “Jardín zoológico de Varsovia”
- Ukrainian: “Варшавський зоопарк”
- Vietnamese: “Vườn thú Warsaw”
- Vietnamese: “Vườn thú Warszawa”
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