Interior view of the Gorilla House at the Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, showing the closed cage

Date:
1932 - 1935
Location:
Zoological Gardens, Gorilla House, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
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London Zoo, Gorilla House, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
CC47/02465
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Gorilla House was the first significant commission for Lubetkin and Tecton. It was built in 1932-1933. The circular building was divided into an open cage and a closed cage. A screen could be drawn around the open cage in winter, creating a sheltered viewing area for the public. Retractable glass windows were installed in the dividing wall to create a warm habitat for the gorillas. In the summer, the gorillas could access both the open and closed cages while the public viewed them from outside the cage.

Content

This is part of the Series: FEL01/02 Photographs Taken By Herbert Felton For The Architect And Building News, The Architects' Journal, And The Architectural Review; within the Collection: FEL01 Herbert Felton Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Felton, (Leo) Herbert

Architect: Lubetkin, Berthold: Tecton

Keywords

Modernist, Zoo, Mid 20th Century Primate House