NOTES: Each of the four Indian elephants was allotted a separate circular unit. The use of top lighting and continuous long windows which could be closed in the winter combined the need for public display with the comfort of the animals. The buildings are relatively small because it was only intended that young elephants should be housed at Whipsnade, the older ones remaining in London. However, larger elephants replaced the original inmates and the Zoo authorities accordingly made some alterations to the buildings.
NOTES: Luigi Vanvitelli was responsible for the design of the Palace and the gardens which were completed after his death by his son, Carlo Vanvitelli.
NOTES: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola designed the villa and the gardens while Tommaso Chiruchi of Siena was the specialist in hydraulics who engineered all the water features.