Mysore Zoo

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Mysore Zoo ( officially: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens ) is a zoo in the vicinity of the palace of Mysore in southern India. At 99 hectares, it is home to about 1100 animals.

It was built originally in 1892 on 4 hectares of the summer palace of Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel and the next 10 years was extended to 18 ha. In 1902, he was open to the public, in 1948 the Department of Parks and Gardens of the Mysore State Government, in 1972 the Forest Department and in 1979 the Zoo Authority of Karnataka passed.