Le Jardin zoologique de Bruxelles : miroir des modes de pensée du dix-neuvième siècle sur la ville, la science et les loisirs

In the 19th century, four zoological gardens were created in Belgium. The first was founded in Antwerp in 1843, followed by Ghent, Brussels (both in 1851) and Liège (1865). The Brussels zoo was conceived as a “salon public”, a public parlour offering nice walks, enlivened with an animal collection t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wim Lambrechts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles 2014-06-01
Series:Brussels Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1222