Hobart Zoo | |
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42°52′14″S 147°19′57″E / 42.87056°S 147.33250°E | |
Date opened | 1895 (as Beaumaris Zoo)[1] 1923 (at the quarry site)[1] |
Date closed | 1937 |
Location | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Land area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo) was an old-fashioned zoological garden located on the Queen's Domain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The Zoo site is very close to the site of the Tasmanian Governor's House, and the Botanical Gardens. Although its location became primarily the site of a Hobart City Council depot, some remnants and archaeological remains of the original Zoo can still be seen.
The Zoo was set in the surrounds of sweeping gardens, and had commanding views across the River Derwent.