La Specola

La Specola is a 14th-century tower, formerly part of a medieval castle, and converted in 1767 into an astronomical observatory in , region of Veneto, Italy.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: facility in Padua, Italy
  • Also known as: “Astronomical Observatory of Padova”, “Astronomical Observatory of Padova, National Institute for Astrophysics”, “La Specola, Padua”, “Museo di Astronomia”, “OaPD”, “Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova”, and “Padua Observatory”
  • Address: Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Michele Oratory and Castelvecchio.

Church
Photo: Filippof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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.

Castle
Photo: Ivanfurlanis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Church
Photo: Filippof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 140 metres north of La Specola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guizza and Arcella.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is the name of a district in , 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. is situated 2½ km northeast of La Specola.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of La Specola.

La Specola

Latitude
45.40191° or 45° 24′ 7″ north
Longitude
11.86857° or 11° 52′ 7″ east
Operator
INAF
Open location code
8FQHCV29+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q3966414
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“La Specola” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Specola di Padova”
  • French: “observatoire astronomique de Padoue”
  • French: “Observatoire astronomique de Padoue”
  • French: “Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova”
  • German: “Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova”
  • German: “Sternwarte Padua”
  • Italian: “INAF-OaPD”
  • Italian: “INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova”
  • Italian: “Museo della Specola”
  • Italian: “Museo di Astronomia ‘La Specola’”
  • Italian: “Museo La Specola - Osservatorio astronomico”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Padova”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio e museo ‘La Specola’”
  • Italian: “Specola di Padova”
  • Italian: “Torlonga”
  • Japanese: “パドヴァ天文台”
  • Russian: “Астрономическая обсерватория Падуи”
  • Slovenian: “Astronomski observatorij Padova”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Padova”
  • Spanish: “Museo La Specola”
  • Ukrainian: “Падуанська обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “لا سپیکولا، پادوا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museo di Astronomia and Observatory and Museum La Specola.

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