Tierpark Hagenbeck
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The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr., a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector. The
Zoo entrance by the tropical aquarium
Wilhelm II, German Emperor during a visit on 1909, speaking with human exhibitions.
The Tierpark Hagenbeck was the first zoo to separate its animals from zoo visitors using moats instead of bars.
Lions in Hagenbeck Zoo
Zoological Garden of Hamburg
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The Zoological Garden of Hamburg was a zoo in Hamburg, Germany that operated from 1863 until 1930. Its aquarium, which opened in 1864, was among the first in the world.
A postcard from 1900 featuring an elephant at the Zoological Garden of Hamburg
Share of the Zoologische Garten in Hamburg, issued 1. August 1864
An 1865 sketch of a cross section of the "Ocean Fairy Castle" aquarium in the Zoological Garden of Hamburg