# Dresden Zoo

- **Country:** Germany
- **Coordinates:** 51.037400, 13.753900
- **Area:** 13 ha
- **Opened:** 1861
- **Members:** WAZA
- **Exhibits:** Africa House, Lion & Caracal Enclosure, Aquarium and Terrarium, Giraffe House, Birds, Prof. Brandes House, Orangutans, The Zoo Below the Ground
- **Location:** Dresden, Free State of Saxony, Germany
- **Zoo Name:** Dresden Zoo
- **Date Opened:** 1861
- **Num Animals:** 3000
- **Num Species:** 400
- **Accreditation:** WAZA

Dresden Zoo, or Zoo Dresden, is a zoo in the city of Dresden, Germany. It opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth-oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.

![Photo of Dresden Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/ZOO_Dresden.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Zoo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)