But the bird house was the centerpiece. It was an icon. It was huge. It was 30,000 square feet. And to this day, again, everything in that original zoo was built in an oriental motif and was painted red and black, from the administration building to the snack bars to the bird house to the gift shop. You would have thought you were in China. The main gate to the zoo was a Chinese gate they have. Have no idea why Mehrtens did that.
