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Established in 1922, the zoo was a pioneer in the use of moats, ravines, rocks, and embankments rather than bars and cages, giving the animals as large, free, and natural a living space as possible.
In recent years the lake has been dredged and stone embankments built.
There’s nothing very romantic about the murky waters of the Arno river, with its broad, 19th-century lungarni embankments that protect it from flooding.