The Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden (Hungarian: Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert, lit.

The area is a nature reserve, and has some valuable Art Nouveau buildings designed by Kornél Neuschloss [hu] and Károly Kós.

The zoo is located in the city centre and can be reached by Line 1 of the Budapest Metro.

The management hired entertainers and comedians and the corporation was transformed into an animal and plant naturalizing company.

He hired several artists, such as fire eaters, sword swallowers, and tightrope dancers in order to attract people.

The revenues increased and the zoo was able to buy several special or rare animals, such as a hippopotamus and a Sumatran rhinoceros.

However, as the authorities increased the rental fee and the financial situation of the zoo deteriorated.

Supported by the mayor of Budapest, István Bárczy and his city developing program, a complete reconstruction took place between 1909 and 1912.

[3] In 2013, the zoo will acquire most of the Amusement Park’s territory and use it to display subtropical fauna and flora in a spacious glasshouse.

[4] The newest attraction of the zoo is The Magical Hill, found in the Great Rock.

[6] The Savannah Zone displays giraffes, gazelles, white rhinoceros, and many species of birds.

The showrooms of the northern part of the house presents animals active at night in reversed lighting scheme.

[8] India House, the central building was built in 1912 by the plans of Károly Kós and Dezső Zrumeczky.

[9] The building named after the first director of the zoo represents the wildlife of South-East Asian flora and fauna.