Tag: Artis Zoo

Amsterdam News in Brief for Today: Griffon Vulture Born at Artis Zoo, Red Light District Gambling Halls Permits Cancelled, and Metro Line East to Close Down for Six Weeks.

Plus a ‘nostalgic’ anti-nuclear energy demo at Dam square.

Founded in 1838, Artis is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands.

Guidebooks rightly refer to it one of the most pleasant city zoos around, as the whole place breathes a 19th-century garden atmosphere with winding paths, majestic trees, fascinating sculptures and monumental historical buildings.