Historic houses · London
Penguin Pool
Penguin Pool — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Penguin Pool is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regent's Park is a penguin enclosure designed in the International Modernist style by Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. Constructed in 1934, Historic England describe it as "a key symbol of British (and International) Modern Movement architecture". The pool housed the zoo's collection of penguins for 70 years. Changing attitudes to keeping animals in captivity, and concerns regarding the suitability of the structure for penguin well-being, saw the pool's closure in 2004 and its subsequent replacement by Penguin Beach. After a period of non-use, during which Lubetkin's daughter called for the structure to be "blown to smithereens", the pool was converted into a water feature. It is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5340, -0.1535
- Address
- London Zoo, Regent's Park, London
- Established
- 1934
- Official site
- www.royalparks.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q11350844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Penguin Pool, London Zoo (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penguin Pool?
- Penguin Pool is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Penguin Pool built?
- Built or established in 1934.
- Who owns Penguin Pool?
- Penguin Pool is owned by Zoological Society of London.
- Is Penguin Pool a listed building?
- Penguin Pool is officially recognised as Grade I listed.