Paris Zoological Park
The Paris Zoological Park, formerly known as the Bois de Vincennes Zoological Park, and commonly called the Vincennes Zoo, is a facility of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which covers an area of 14.5 hectares in the bois de Vincennes.Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in France
- Also known as: “Parc zoologique de Paris” and “Zoo de Vincennes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île de Reuilly and Pagode de Vincennes.
Île de Reuilly
Islet
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Île de Reuilly is an islet, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Paris Zoological Park.
Pagode de Vincennes
Buddhist temple
Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pagode du bois de Vincennes is the seat of the Institut international bouddhique founded by Jean Sainteny who was the manager of the institute. It is located in a former building of the International Colonial Exposition of 1931, designed by the architect Louis-Hippolyte Boileau. Pagode de Vincennes is situated 400 metres south of Paris Zoological Park.
Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration
Museum
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration is a museum of immigration history located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at 293, avenue Daumesnil. Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration is situated 690 metres northwest of Paris Zoological Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porte Dorée and Porte de Reuilly.
Paris Zoological Park
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.83183° or 48° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
2.41729° or 2° 25′ 2″ eastElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
8FW4RCJ8+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 26008116OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Paris Zoological Park” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Венсенскі заапарк”
- Catalan: “Parc zoològic de París”
- Catalan: “Parc zoològic de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Parc zoologique de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Zoo de París”
- Catalan: “Zoo de Vincennes”
- Chinese: “巴黎动物园”
- Czech: “Pařížská ZOO”
- Czech: “Pařížská zoologická zahrada”
- Czech: “ZOO v Paříži”
- Czech: “Zoologická zahrada v Paříži”
- Dutch: “Parc Zoologique de Paris”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات باريس”
- Esperanto: “Zoologia parko de Parizo”
- French: “parc zoologique de Paris”
- French: “Parc zoologique de Paris”
- French: “parc zoologique de Vincennes”
- French: “Zoo de Vincennes”
- German: “Parc zoologique de Paris”
- German: “Zoo de Vincennes”
- Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Paris”
- Italian: “parco zoologico di Parigi”
- Italian: “Parco zoologico di Parigi”
- Italian: “zoo di Vincennes”
- Japanese: “パリ動物園”
- Korean: “뱅센 동물원”
- Korean: “뱅센 숲 동물원”
- Korean: “파리 동물원”
- Malay: “Taman Zoologi Paris”
- Navajo: “Wótʼááh Yíʼáhíidi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parc zoologique de Paris”
- Persian: “باغوحش پاریس”
- Portuguese: “Jardim zoológico de Paris”
- Portuguese: “Jardim Zoológico de Paris”
- Russian: “Венсенский зоопарк”
- Spanish: “Parque Zoologico de Paris”
- Spanish: “Parque Zoológico de París”
- Spanish: “Zoologico de Vicennes”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Vicennes”
- Turkish: “Paris Zooloji Parkı”
- Urdu: “پیرس چڑیا گھر”
- Vietnamese: “Công viên động vật học Paris”
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