Green pyramid to be built at Nyíregyháza Zoo

Nyíregyháza Zoo will invest in a unique, pyramid-shaped green hall for tropical plants and animals that promises to be a unique spectacle in Central and Easter Europe. According to Népszabadság, construction of the pyramid begins in autumn and will be completed by 2010.

Half of the Ft 1.6 billion (€6.4 million) investment will be covered by the EU, and the other half by the Nyíregyháza local government. Zoo manager László Gajdos says the hall will be 15 meters high and cover 5,000 square meters. It will be all green, with terraces on each level. Tropical plants such as bamboos, bromelias, palms and orchids will be introduced, and an ocenarium will be built its base while adventure paths and open elevators will lead to the top.

Gajdos has recently returned from Indonesia where he negotiated the exchange of several animals. A pair of Komodo monitors and two Sumatran elephants will arrive to Nyíregyháza in exchange for Madagascar lemurs, clawed monkeys and weeper capuchins. Indonesian zoo experts will also be coming to Hungary to learn about programs running in European zoos.

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