Zoo di Torino, Former zoological garden in Parco Michelotti, Turin, Italy.
The Turin Zoo contained enclosures for mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish across its 50,000 square meters along the Po River between two bridges.
The Turin Municipality established the zoological garden on October 21, 1955, receiving animal donations from Vienna, Rome, Munich, Basel, and Cologne.
The former zoo structures now feature decorative murals by local artists, creating an open-air gallery that preserves the memory of its past.
The site transformed into a public park in 2018 with new lighting systems, benches, and a 600-meter promenade parallel to the Po River.
The zoo housed 120 mammals, 800 birds, 100 reptiles, and 1,500 fish before becoming the first zoological garden to close in Italy in 1987.
Location: Turin
Inception: October 21, 1955
GPS coordinates: 45.06603,7.70305
Latest update: March 12, 2025 20:38
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