Aquarium of Rhodes
The Aquarium of Rhodes, also known as the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, is a research centre, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece. It was built in the 1930s, when the island was under the Italian rule and is currently administered by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: research center, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece
- Also known as: “Aquarium”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Enydriou Square.
Colossus of Rhodes
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes is situated 1 km southeast of Aquarium of Rhodes.
G. Charitou Square
Square
Photo: PjotrMahh1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
G. Charitou Square is situated 260 metres south of Aquarium of Rhodes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhodes and Medieval city of Rhodes.
Rhodes
Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhodes is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of the same name. It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.
Medieval city of Rhodes
Suburb
Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.
Ialysos
Ialysos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.
Aquarium of Rhodes
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.45704° or 36° 27′ 25″ northLongitude
28.22071° or 28° 13′ 15″ eastLevels
2Operator
Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchOpen location code
8G8CF64C+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 156945097OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q31833
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Aquarium of Rhodes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗得水族馆”
- Dutch: “Aquarium of Rhodes”
- French: “Aquarium de Rhodes”
- French: “station hydrobiologique de Rhodes”
- German: “Aquarium Rhodos”
- German: “Hydrobiologische Station von Rhodos”
- German: “Ydrobiologikós Stathmós Ródou”
- German: “Υδροβιολογικός Σταθμός Ρόδου”
- Greek: “Rhodes aquarium”
- Greek: “Ενυδρείο Ρόδου”
- Greek: “Ενυδρείο”
- Greek: “Υδροβιολογικός Σταθμός Ρόδου”
- Hungarian: “Rodoszi Hidrobiológiai Intézet”
- Indonesian: “Akuarium Rodos”
- Italian: “Acquario di Rodi”
- Russian: “Аквариум”
- Spanish: “Acuario de Rodas”
- Spanish: “Acuario”
- Turkish: “Rodos Akvaryumu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Παραλία Έλλη and Μουσείο Νεοελληνικής Τέχνης του Δήμου Ρόδου.
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