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Copenhagen Zoo
Main entrance in 2005.
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55°40′22″N 12°31′17″E / 55.67278°N 12.52139°E / 55.67278; 12.52139
Date opened1859
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Land area11 hectares (27 acres)
No. of animals3000+[1]
No. of species264[1]
Annual visitors1,571,331 (2019)[2]
MembershipsEAZA,[3] WAZA[4]
Websitewww.zoo.dkuk.zoo.dk

Copenhagen Zoo (Danish: København Zoo) is a zoological garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1859, it is one of the oldest zoos in Europe and is a member of EAZA. It comprises 11 hectares (27 acres) and is located in the municipality of Frederiksberg, sandwiched between the parks of Frederiksberg Gardens and Søndermarken. With 1,571,331 visitors in 2019 it is the most visited zoo and one of the most visited attractions in Denmark.[2] The zoo is noted for its new Elephant House designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster. The zoo maintains and promotes a number of European breeding programmes.

  1. ^ a b Visit Denmark: Zoo. Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Zoologiske haver og akvarier [Zoos and aquariums]".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference eaza_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference waza_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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