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A trip to Schönbrunn Zoo From penguins and orangutans to giant pandas: discover more than 700 species of animals in the unique setting of this UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site and immerse yourself in different habitats from the arctic to the tropics!
- Species Protection in the Wild
The zoo provides funding, participates in captive-breeding...
- Captive Breeding Program
Many of the animal species that live at Schönbrunn Zoo are...
- Platform Zoo
The zoo has been a member since 2021. We lead and support...
- Research Strategy
Research Strategy - Homepage – Vienna Zoo
- Research Projects
Research Projects - Homepage – Vienna Zoo
- Conveying Expert Knowledge
Conveying Expert Knowledge - Homepage – Vienna Zoo
- Special Tours at The Zoo
Special Tours at The Zoo - Homepage – Vienna Zoo
- Panoramatrain
Panoramatrain - Homepage – Vienna Zoo
- Visitor Information
The Aquarium-Terrarium House and the Tyrolean farm house...
- How to Get There
With the Kombitickets Austria offered by ÖBB Rail Tours, the...
- Species Protection in the Wild
Schönbrunn Zoo (German: Tiergarten Schönbrunn; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens.
- 31 July 1752; 271 years ago
- 8,250 (2021)
- 17 ha (42 acres)
Zoo. Tour through the park. Like the Dutch Botanical Garden at Schönbrunn, the Menagerie was originally founded by Emperor Franz I Stephan, who had a profound interest in natural history. Based on designs by his court architect Nicolas Jadot dating to 1751, a menagerie was constructed consisting of thirteen animal enclosures arranged radially ...
Der älteste Zoo der Welt liegt mitten in der kaiserlichen Sommerresidenz Schönbrunn in Wien. In einer einzigartigen Verbindung von Kultur und Natur entdeckt man den vielleicht schönsten Zoo der Welt. Mehr als 500, zum Teil bedrohte Tierarten, haben hier ein Zuhause und einen Überlebensraum für ihre Art gefunden.
Visit the Vienna Zoo at Schönbrunn and skip the ticket line to the oldest Baroque zoo in the world. See animals from all over the world, including two giant pandas. Buy now
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The Zoo has been part of the Schönbrunn UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Still today, the oldest continuously operated Zoo in the world exudes historical flair. Schönbrunn Zoo is now home to more than 750 animal species from all continents and is dedicated to the preservation and protection of endangered species.
Zoo No. 1 in Europe! - For the sixth time in a row, British zoo expert Anthony Sheridan named Schönbrunn Zoo the best zoo in Europe in January 2022. The animal compounds of the 250 years old zoo have a particularly generous and natural design. More than 700 - some highly endangered - animal species live here: from Siberian tigers, pandas and ...