Het kleine Loo menagerie elephants in Netherlands

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Het kleine Loo menagerie
Type	private
Founded	1749
First elephant arrived	1784
Opened for public	1749
Last elephant left	1786
Closed down	1786
Address	Voorburg
Place	Haag
Country	Netherlands
Related persons
Owner	1749-1751: Prince William IV of Orange 1751-1759: Princess Anne of Hanover 1759-1786: Prince William V of Orange

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History of updates	2020-10-06xx

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Het kleine Loo menagerie elephants, located at Voorburg, in Haag, Netherlands , was founded in 1749, opened for public in 1749 and the first elephant arrived in 1784. The last elephant left in 1786. Het kleine Loo menagerie elephants closed down in 1786.

Comments / picturesDue to political circumstances, the Stadholder had to sell the estate at Voorburg, popularly called Loo, in 1786, and all animals was relocated to the older menageri at Oude Loo near Apeldoorn, which is still in possession of the royal family.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Het kleine Loo menagerie, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1476. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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