József Szabados

The Budapest Zoo is the oldest and largest zoo in Hungary. It was the only one of its kind in the country from its opening in 1866 until the 1950s, when the first rural zoos were established. It is located in the 14th district of Budapest, in Városliget, and has been a nature reserve since 1986.
Location and area of the Budapest Zoo

The zoo covers an area of 10.7 hectares at the west end of the City Park. In its immediate vicinity are the Amusement Park, the Budapest Circus, the Gundel Restaurant and the Bagolyvár Restaurant, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts.
Part of the Zoo has been carved out of the Zoo for part of the Amusement Park, but the area of the Budapest Circus and the two neighbouring restaurants were once part of the Zoo. What's more, the Széchenyi Baths area was originally reserved for the later expansion of the garden. As a result of the land reclamations, by 1912 only 11 hectares of the original 18 hectares had been left.
Zoological collection
The Zoo exhibits around 5,000 specimens of 733 animal species. Its species composition provides a broad overview of the diversity of life on Earth. The collection includes animals from every continent, from the most popular mammals and birds in zoos to reptiles, amphibians, fish and a rich collection of invertebrates.

The National Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece and one of the most important in the world. Originally intended to house 19th-century excavations, mainly from Attica and other parts of the country, it has gradually been transformed into a central National Archaeological Museum, with finds from all parts of the Greek world. Its rich collections of over 11 000 exhibits offer visitors a panorama of ancient Greek culture from the beginning of prehistory to late antiquity. I visited on a weekday afternoon and it was quite crowded. I bought my ticket online and was given an hour and a half window to enter. This only determines the time of entry. The ticket cannot be cancelled.