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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The massive structure was divided into two sections, with a mesh tunnel 16 feet wide through the center length of the cage. | The massive structure was divided into two sections, with a mesh tunnel 16 feet wide through the center length of the cage. | ||
The first area held large birds and fowl, cranes, storks, pelicans, hawks, swans, pheasants, etc., and the other contained small birds of song and brilliant plumage. With over 1,000 birds, almost every feathered inhabitant known to America | The first area held large birds and fowl, cranes, storks, pelicans, hawks, swans, pheasants, etc., and the other contained small birds of song and brilliant plumage. With over 1,000 birds, almost every feathered inhabitant known to America was on display and in flight within the cage. | ||
==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | class="center" | mode=packed-hover | widths=150px heights=150px>> | <gallery | class="center" | mode=packed-hover | widths=150px heights=150px>> | ||
File: | File:Cage - Exterior.jpg | Exterior | ||
File: | File:Cage - Exterior 2.jpg | Exterior | ||
File: | File:Cage - Interior.jpg | Interior | ||
File:Cage - Interior 2.jpg | Interior | |||
File:Cage - Interior 3.jpg | Interior | |||
File:Cage - Walkway.jpg | Walkway | |||
File:Cage - Walkway 2.jpg | Walkway | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[https://www.stlzoo.org/visit/thingstoseeanddo/historichill/1904flightcage The flight cage at the St. Louis Zoo] | [https://www.stlzoo.org/visit/thingstoseeanddo/historichill/1904flightcage The flight cage at the St. Louis Zoo] | ||
[[Category:Plateau of States]] | [[Category:Plateau of States]] | ||
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| Location | Plateau of States |
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| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $17,500 ($527,787 in 2021) |
| Entry | |
| Adult Entry | Free |
| Child Entry | Free |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Frank Baker, Superintendent of the National Zoo |
| Dimensions | 228' x 84' |
The giant bird cage on the Plateau of States is a fifty foot tall steel truss framework used to showcase many species of birds. After the fair, it formed the basis of the St. Louis Zoo.
Description[edit | edit source]
The massive structure was divided into two sections, with a mesh tunnel 16 feet wide through the center length of the cage. The first area held large birds and fowl, cranes, storks, pelicans, hawks, swans, pheasants, etc., and the other contained small birds of song and brilliant plumage. With over 1,000 birds, almost every feathered inhabitant known to America was on display and in flight within the cage.
After the Fair[edit | edit source]
A public outcry saved relocation of the aviary to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and in 1905 the city of St. Louis purchased it for $3,500 ($105,557 in 2021) (that did not include any birds).
The popularity of the bird cage during the World's Fair inspired civic leaders to build a real zoological garden in St. Louis. In November 1910, the Zoological Society of St. Louis was established. The founders formed the organization with the hope that a zoo would make the city more appealing for visitors and residents alike. The St. Louis Zoo, was the first municipally supported zoo in the world.
The city also paid $7.50 for a pair of Mandarin ducks and $20 for four Canada geese. A few local residents donated owls to add to the new collection.
In 1967, the interior of the flight cage was remodeled to include a boardwalk; in 1996, the St. Louis Zoo restored the super-structure of the birdcage.
The flight cage now hosts over 20 species of birds and is open year-round. The structure was restored in 1967 and 1996, and the interior was revamped in 2010, modeled after the swamps commonly found in Missouri and Illinois.
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