Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, or known locally as The Zoo, is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens was commissioned by Admiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière in 1864, and was opened to the public in 1869, making it one of the world's oldest continuously operating zoos.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: zoo in District , Ho Chi Minh City
  • Also known as: “Sở Thú”
  • Address: 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Ho Chi Minh City, Bến Nghé, Quận 1

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hùng Kings Temple and Consulate General of Germany.

Place of worship
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The Hùng King Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hùng kings, the rulers of the Hồng Bàng dynasty. The temple is located in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, next to the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History. is situated 100 metres southwest of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Government office
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The Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City is a building complex in , , which was opened 2017. The 25-story building complex was initiated under a bilateral government agreement between and Vietnam, with the purpose of setting… is situated 1 km southwest of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Theater building
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Saigon Opera House is a municipal opera house in downtown , . Like other French-built opera houses during French colonial period, including and , it is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam. is situated 1¼ km south of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Latitude
10.78781° or 10° 47′ 16″ north
Longitude
106.70646° or 106° 42′ 23″ east
Inception
February 17th, 1865
Open location code
7P28QPQ4+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32735038
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3162430
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西貢動植物園”
  • Chinese: “西貢草禽園”
  • Dutch: “Dierentuin en botanische tuin van Saigon”
  • Estonian: “Saigoni looma- ja botaanikaaed”
  • French: “jardin botanique et zoologique de Saigon”
  • French: “Jardin botanique et zoologique de Saïgon”
  • French: “Zoo de Saigon”
  • Japanese: “サイゴン動植物園”
  • Japanese: “サイゴン動物園”
  • Japanese: “ホーチミン動植物園”
  • Korean: “사이공 동식물원”
  • Navajo: “Ndikʼąłchíʼítah naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
  • Persian: “باغ‌وحش و باغ گیاهشناسی سایگون”
  • Russian: “Сайгонский зоопарк и ботанический сад”
  • Spanish: “Jardin botanico y zoologico de Saigon”
  • Spanish: “Jardín botánico y zoológico de Saigón”
  • Vietnamese: “Sở thú Sài Gòn”
  • Vietnamese: “Sở Thú Sài Gòn”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo Cầm Viên Sài Gòn/草禽園柴棍”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo cầm viên Sài Gòn”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo Cầm Viên Sài Gòn”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo Cầm Viên Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo cầm viên”
  • Vietnamese: “Thảo Cầm Viên”
  • Yue Chinese: “西貢動植物園”

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