Korkeasaari
Korkeasaari (Swedish: [Högholmen] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an island in Helsinki, Finland. The exact meaning of Korkeasaari is "Tall Island/Islet". It is part of the Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari district. It has Finland's largest and oldest zoo, called Korkeasaari Zoo.
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The island of Korkeasaari is a 22-hectare (54-acre) rocky island. Two smaller islands are located next to it: Hylkysaari and Palosaari.
Korkeasaari Media
- Cup marked stone (Korkeasaari, Helsinki).jpg
Sacrificial stone in Korkeasaari
- Restaurant at Helsinki Zoo, Korkeasaari (Högholmen).jpg
Restaurant designed by Theodor Höijer, photographed in the 1900s.
- KorkeasaariPukkiRestaurant.JPG
The same restaurant building, still in use.
- Korkeasaaren lautta Högholmen Korkeasaaren rannassa - N10167 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0023xj.jpg
Ferry to the Zoo in the 1920s.
- Old bear cage in Korkeasaari.jpg
Old Bear Castle still located in the zoo, but not in use.
Current Bear Castle in the Zoo.
Current Monkey Castle in the Zoo.
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Modern tropical building Africasia, built in 2003.
Old architecture can still be found at the zoo.
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- Helsinki Zoo website Archived 2009-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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