- This article is about the zoo. For the templer settlement, see Wilhelma, Palestine
The large greenhouse at Wilhelma
Wilhelma is a zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. It is Europe's only large combined zoological and botanical garden and is home to over 8,000 animals from over 1,000 different species and countless exotic plants from over 5,000 different species.
The zoo is famous for keeping all four kinds of great apes, all in families with offspring, as well as for its aquarium featuring animals and plants from all over the world. The botanical gardens are renowned for containing Europe's biggest magnolia grove. It is also the home of the polar bear Wilbär.
The Wilhelma was originally a royal palace, mimicking moorish architecture as found in the Alhambra. After the second world war, it was gradually converted to its present day use. Besides animals and plants, the Wilhelma is therefore also worth visiting for its architecture.
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Coordinates: 48°48′19″N 9°12′11″E / 48.80528, 9.20306
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