Varna Zoo (Varna)

 zoo, 1950s construction

Varna Zoo is located in the heart of the Sea Garden in Varna and is a favourite place for kids and adults. It is neighbouring the Dolphinarium and the Museum of Natural History. The first animals in the zoo were the bear Maxim, a gift from sailors of the minesweeper "G. Dimitrov" in 1956, and the red deer Longos. Today the zoo houses 60 species of animals, with more than 300 individuals, of which 17 protected kinds of birds and animals, written in the Red Book of Bulgaria for protected species.
Varna Zoo was built between 1958-1961 and opened on 30 April 1961. Architect Bistra Markova laid out the animal houses together with architect Krastan Karakashev and with the support from the major at that time, Nikolay Boyadzhiev.

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