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Zoo in Saint Petersburg

Submitted by Visit Plus on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 00:15

Polar bear photo St. Petersburg Zoo The Zoo of Saint Petersburg (Зоопарк, Leningrad Zoo) is one of the oldest zoos in Russia and one of the northernmost zoos in the world. It began operate in 1865 as a private menagerie, and still pleases Saint Petersburg residents and tourists. The zoo is located in the historic city center, near its main attractions. Peter and Paul Fortress are located near the zoo. A lot of tourists always are on this area. Many of them wish to visit the zoo. Leningrad Zoo is a unique living museum of nature in the heart of a major city. It contains more than 650 animal species.

The zoo currently occupies an area of 7.4 hectares and it is one of the smallest zoos in Russia. Here you can see the inhabitants of all continents of the Earth. The zoo practically is not grown since the founding, and this is its main problem.

It is planned to build a new zoo in the Petersburg. There is no specific information about the construction of a new zoo in St. Petersburg now: the place, date, sources of funding.

Ticket price (2016)

  • Adults - 500 rubles.
  • Students - 300 rubles.
  • School children - 100 rubles.

The zoo is open from 10:00 to 20:00.
Address: 197198 Russia, St. Petersburg, Alexandrovsky Park, 1.
The nearest metro station: “Gorkovskaya”.
Check the location of the zoo on the map of St. Petersburg.

There are located near to the zoo in St. Petersburg: Peter and Paul Fortress, Museum of Artillery, the cruiser Aurora, Music Hall.

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