Zoo of Brescia Castle

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Zoo of Brescia Castle
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The Castle in 2009
Type Zoo
Location Flag of Italy.svg Brescia, Italy
Area Castle of Brescia
Created1913
StatusClosed in 1988

Zoo of Brescia Castle was a Zoo in Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, created in the Castle of Brescia in 1913 and closed in 1988. [1]

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