National Zoological Park

zoological park in Washington, D.C., United States
Organization zoo Q1043283
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National Zoological Park

Summary

National Zoological Park is a zoo[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of zoo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Zoological Park is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • National Zoological Park is in the country of United States[4].
  • National Zoological Park's image is recorded as Washington Zoo entrance.jpg[5].
  • National Zoological Park's instance of is recorded as zoo[6].
  • National Zoological Park's architect is recorded as Frederick Law Olmsted[7].
  • National Zoological Park's architect is recorded as John Charles Olmsted[8].
  • National Zoological Park's architect is recorded as Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.[9].
  • National Zoological Park's founder is recorded as United States Congress[10].
  • National Zoological Park's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121822028[11].
  • National Zoological Park's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149525151[12].
  • National Zoological Park's GND ID is recorded as 122024-X[13].
  • National Zoological Park's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79079548[14].
  • National Zoological Park's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500311474[15].
  • National Zoological Park's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10335639[16].
  • National Zoological Park's location is recorded as Rock Creek Park[17].
  • National Zoological Park's postal code is recorded as 20008[18].
  • National Zoological Park's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[19].
  • National Zoological Park's Commons category is recorded as Smithsonian National Zoological Park[20].
  • National Zoological Park's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 10511120[21].
  • National Zoological Park's has part is recorded as Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center[22].
  • +1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Zoological Park[23].
  • National Zoological Park's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 531754[24].
  • National Zoological Park's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2738289[25].
  • National Zoological Park's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2013889[26].
  • National Zoological Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.929444444444, 'lon': -77.049722222222}[27].

Body

Founding

National Zoological Park's founder is recorded as United States Congress[10]. +1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[23].

Identity

National Zoological Park's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Its part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[19].

Leadership

National Zoological Park's director / manager is recorded as Brandie Smith[29].

Operations

National Zoological Park's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[30].

Why It Matters

National Zoological Park ranks in the top 2% of zoo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . tclf.org. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . CiNii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . si.edu. Retrieved . si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q12013. Retrieved . museumstat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nationalzoo.si.edu. nationalzoo.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . tclf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . nationalzoo.si.edu. nationalzoo.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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