Liguria
Province of Genoa
Genoa

Aquarium of Genoa

The Aquarium of Genoa is the largest aquarium in and one of the most significant in . It is located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM and Saturday—Sunday 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: aquarium in Genoa, Italy
  • Address: Genova, 16128
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biosphere and Bigo.

The of Genoa, also commonly known as The Glass Bubble or Renzo Piano's Bubble, is a distinctive spherical glass and steel structure located inside Porto Antico of , .

Photo: Alexdechi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an architectural structure located in the Old Port of Genoa, designed by architect Renzo Piano. Built for the Genoa Expo '92, it has become one of the main symbols of the urban redevelopment of the Ligurian capital. is situated 140 metres south of Aquarium of Genoa.

Heritage site
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The is a building located in Via San Luca at number 2 in the area of the Mercato di Banchi in the historic centre of , included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces enrolled in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. is situated 280 metres east of Aquarium of Genoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Harbour and Sottoripa.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ambroise Louis Garneray, Public domain.
The Porto Antico is the historic port area of , . After a period of disuse, the area was redeveloped in 1992 and transformed into a hub for tourism, culture, and public services.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Aquarium of Genoa

Latitude
44.41015° or 44° 24′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.92629° or 8° 55′ 35″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Operator
Costa Edutaiment SpA
Open location code
8FPCCW6G+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22978285
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8133373
Wiki­data ID
Q623163
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Aquarium of Genoa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حوض السمك في جنوة”
  • Bashkir: “Генуя аквариумы”
  • Catalan: “Aquari de Gènova”
  • Chinese: “热那亚水族馆”
  • Danish: “Acquario di Genova”
  • Danish: “Genova Aquarium”
  • Dutch: “Aquarium van Genua”
  • French: “Aquarium de Gênes”
  • German: “Acquario di Genova”
  • German: “Aquarium Genua”
  • Hungarian: “Acquario di Genova”
  • Italian: “Acquario di Genova”
  • Italian: “Acquario nel porto antico”
  • Japanese: “ジェノヴァ水族館”
  • Korean: “제노바 수족관”
  • Ligurian: “Acquâio de Zena”
  • Ligurian: “acquâio de Zêna”
  • Ligurian: “acquàrio de Zêna”
  • Lithuanian: “Genujos akvariumas”
  • Polish: “Akwarium w Genui”
  • Russian: “Аквариум Генуи”
  • Spanish: “Acuario de Genova”
  • Spanish: “Acuario de Génova”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aquarium of Genoa”. Photo: Stillyna, CC BY-SA 3.0.