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The decorative #ElephantGate is one of two public entrances to the #Berlin #Zoo and is a reconstruction of the original gate, designed by architects Carl Zaar/Rudolf Vahl, which was destroyed in World War II. It was designed as a three-arched #Japanesestyle structure. Read below about interactions between zoo and #Tierpark Berlin during the #GDR era.
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Reference
O.Hochadel (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghae044#Photos
©S.F.Wirth, 2026 -
The decorative #ElephantGate is one of two public entrances to the #Berlin #Zoo and is a reconstruction of the original gate, designed by architects Carl Zaar/Rudolf Vahl, which was destroyed in World War II. It was designed as a three-arched #Japanesestyle structure. Read below about interactions between zoo and #Tierpark Berlin during the #GDR era.
©#StefanFWirthPlease support me as author: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Reference
O.Hochadel (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghae044#Photos
©S.F.Wirth, 2026