Zoo , a place which according to the dictionary is an establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in park or gardens, for study , conservation , or display to the public .But to me or to you the zoo is nothing like the above lines .It is a place which cannot be summed up in a sentence or paragraph , because its glances each time you close your eyes thinking about it are vast , because your childhood album is never complete without one picture of you in the zoo , because every movie you see is incomplete without the hero hugging his father and crying over thanking him for being there , and showing his gratitude to him for taking him to the zoo on his shoulders , because this is not just your story but that of millions and billions of people across the globe and because a zoo is not just a place but is the dressing of the salad days.
The Lucknow Zoo is here since time immemorial. The Zoo receives about 900,000–1,000,000 visitors annually. The Zoo is home to 440 mammals, 261 birds, and 40 reptiles representing 97 species. A Toy train was started in 1969. The rolling stock consisting of engine and two coaches is the gift of Railway Board. The train was inaugurated on the Children's Day Nov. 14, 1969 by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The track is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and has crossings and signals. Rides start from Chandrapuri station and travels to almost every section of the zoo. A British-era train will be an added attraction for visitors to the city zoo. The train belonging to the 1942 – period was shifted to the zoo from Maharajganj, where it was lying almost discarded.
The UP state museum in Lucknow, once was situated in the historic Choti Chattar Manzil and the Lai Baradari. It moved in 1963 to its new premises, a modern structure in the Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens (Lucknow Zoo).The museum has some beautiful artifacts .Of these invaluable collections the 17th century engraved wine jar having the name of Aurangzeb Alamgir, a 1036 AD dated jade chamakali bearing the name Jahangir, a 16th century painting of a picture from the Kalpasutra , a 16th century copy of the Harivansha in Persian ,a rarely found silver and gold coins, an ancient anthropomorphic figure and a fossilized plant deserve special attention. Not only this, the Egyptian mummy and wooden sarcophagus of 1000 BC add extra charm to the collection .
The zoo is indeed a delight to visit .
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