Civic Aquarium of Milan
The Civic Aquarium of Milan is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1906 on the occasion of the Milan International, it is the only surviving building from the event.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mauro Mariani, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
Monday: closed
January 1st: closed
May 1st: closed
December 25th: closed - Email: c.acquario@comune.milano.it
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: aquarium in Milan, Italy
- Also known as: “Acquario Civico”, “Acquario civico di Milano”, and “Acquario di Milano”
- Address: Milano
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Arena Civica.
Pinacoteca di Brera
Museum
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 630 metres east of Civic Aquarium of Milan.
Arena Civica
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 it.
Arena Civica, officially Arena Gianni Brera, is a multi-purpose stadium in Milan, Italy, which was opened on 18 August 1807. One of the city's main examples of neoclassical architecture, today it mainly hosts football and rugby union games, concerts and cultural events. Arena Civica is situated 240 metres northwest of Civic Aquarium of Milan.
Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco
Museum
Photo: Carlodell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco is an art gallery in the museum complex of the Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy. Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco is situated 310 metres south of Civic Aquarium of Milan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porta Tenaglia and Brera.
Porta Tenaglia
Suburb
Porta Tenaglia was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia", a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle.
Brera
Suburb
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.
Civic Aquarium of Milan
- Categories: Palazzo, museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Centro Storico, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.47399° or 45° 28′ 26″ northLongitude
9.18074° or 9° 10′ 51″ eastElevation
124 metres (407 feet)Inception
1906Levels
2Operator
Comune di MilanoOpen location code
8FQFF5FJ+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 14350306OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquarium
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Civic Aquarium of Milan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Միլանի ակվարիում”
- Dutch: “Civic Aquarium of Milan”
- Italian: “acquario civico di Milano”
- Italian: “Acquario civico di Milano”
- Italian: “Acquario Civico milanese”
- Italian: “Acquario di Milano”
- Italian: “Acquario e Civica Stazione Idrobiologica di Milano”
- Italian: “Acquario e Civica Stazione Idrobiologica Milano”
- Italian: “Acquario”
- Lombard: “Aquari civegh de Milan”
- Spanish: “Acquario Civico di Milano”
- Spanish: “Acuario civico de Milan”
- Spanish: “Acuario Civico de Milan”
- Spanish: “Acuario civico de Milán”
- Spanish: “Acuario Civico de Milán”
- Spanish: “Acuario cívico de Milan”
- Spanish: “Acuario Cívico de Milan”
- Spanish: “Acuario cívico de Milán”
- Spanish: “Acuario Cívico de Milán”
- Urdu: “میلان کا شہری مچھلی گھر”
- Western Panjabi: “میلان دا شہری مچھلی گھر”
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