Frankfurt Zoo, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest zoos in the world; it started out as a bourgeoisie establishment, that was intended to offer the people of this rapidly growing city a recreational facility. Toward the end of the 19th Century the Zoo already had a considerable number of animals. However, that was all destroyed in a single night during 1944, when only 20 animals survived the bombing raid.

Professor Bernhard Grzimek's reconstruction efforts after the war saw to it that this 13 hectare Frankfurt Zoo flourished and today this world of animals and plants leaves its visitors speechless. The Grzimek House (where nocturnal animals live); the exotic animal display; the aviary and the seal caves are only some of the highlights this wonderful place has to offer.

A German Language Course in Frankfurt will give you the chance to experience the city's wonderful zoo.