Amazonia Opens at the NZP

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Summary

The largest and most complex exhibit ever built at the National Zoological Park, Amazonia opens to the public after seven years of planning and construction. The 15,000 square foot rainforest habitat includes a tropical river and a 55,000 gallon aquarium, and a living tropical forest with more than 350 species of plants.

Subject

  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Amazonia Exhibit

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Zoogoer, November/December 1992, p. 12.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 18, 1992

Topic

  • Zoos
  • Architecture
  • Exhibitions
  • Building

Place

Amazon River Region

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