Date opened 1865 No. of species 410 Opened 1865 Number of animals 2,000 | No. of animals 2000 Phone +7 812 232-82-60 Number of species 410 | |
Address Александровский парк, 1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197198 Similar Tula Exotarium, Oceanarium, Moscow Zoo, Kaliningrad Zoo, Saint Isaac's Cathedral | ||
St petersburg leningrad zoo
The Leningrad Zoo or Leningradskiy Zoopark (Russian: Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park in the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865. It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears.
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The zoo was renamed from "Zoological Garden" to "Leningrad Zoo" in 1952. In 1991 the name was retained, even after the city resumed its former name of Saint Petersburg.
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