URL:   http://www.zoobudapest.com/  Name: Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden  Budapest Zoo/Bot. Gardens Photo: Dr. Tisza István   Alternate Name:   Address: Allatkerti krt. 6-12  Mailing Address: Budapest 5, Pf.469. H-1371  City: Budapest  State:   Postal Code:   Country: HUNGARY  Latitude/Longitude: lat=47.5; long=19.08333 Find Gardens Nearby Phone: +36-1-3633710; 1-3633790; 1-3633794; 1-3633797  Fax:   E-Mail: fokertes@axelero.hu  Contact: Vince Zsigmond (Gardener)  Designer(s): Sugimura Fumio (Matsumi Zoen, Akita)  Contruction Date: 1965 (renovation in 2000)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Open: 9.00-16.00 Summer hours: 9.00-19.00  Admission: 800 Forint (approx. 4$)  Added to JGarden: 2/4/2002  Last Updated: 2/4/2002  Sources: Dr. Tisza István, Hungary  JGarden Description: This garden was originally built in 1965 from a design by Sugimura Fumio of the landscape architecture firm, Matsumi Zoen, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. It was recently renovated with support from Palmolive. Garden history:

Spring rain: Telling a tale as they go Straw cape, umbrella.   Buson Yosa   trans. by Brownas and Thwaite   Edo period