CHINA LIGHTS at Cologne Zoo
About the event
It’s the 165-year anniversary of the Cologne Zoo. The scene of the zoo’s establishment will be reappeared. That animals in the sky, on the land and in the water need to be preserved is the theme forever.
Event information
- Cologne, Germany
- from 2024-12-13 to 2025-02-02
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