China Lights 2023
About the event
What do you think of when you imagine about a time hunderd of million years back? Age of Dinosaurs?Well, lanterns of Dino World is a must visit theme in China Lights 2023 in Cologne Zoo. Brachiosurus, Parasaur, Three-horns and T-Rex, wow , I bet you can name other dinosaurs that you will see there. Besides dinos, there are other two themes, mystery for imaginary lanterns of plants and creatures; Jungle and Safari for those living within.
Event information
- Cologne, Germany
- from 2023-12-15 to 2024-1-28.
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