Observatory and Museum La Specola
Observatory and Museum La Specola is a building in Padua, Padova, Veneto which is located on Vicolo dell’Osservatorio. Observatory and Museum La Specola is situated nearby to the church San Michele Oratory, as well as near the castle Castelvecchio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “La Specola”
- Address: Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Specola and San Michele Oratory.
La Specola
Photo: Multimotyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Specola is a 14th-century tower, formerly part of a medieval castle, and converted in 1767 into an astronomical observatory in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
San Michele Oratory
Church
Photo: Filippof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The San Michele Oratory or Oratory of San Michele is an oratory chapel in Padova, Italy. The interior is painted with a cycle of frescoes on the life of the Virgin Mary by Jacopo da Verona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guizza and Arcella.
Arcella
Suburb
Photo: mauro.puppett photography, CC BY 2.0.
Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible. Arcella is situated 2½ km northeast of Observatory and Museum La Specola.
Terranegra
Suburb
Photo: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terranegra is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Observatory and Museum La Specola.
Observatory and Museum La Specola
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Padua, Padova, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.40176° or 45° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
11.86845° or 11° 52′ 6″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Operator
INAFOpen location code
8FQHCV29+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11453818591OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10286395
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In Other Languages
“Observatory and Museum La Specola” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Museo della Specola”
- Italian: “Specola di Padova”
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