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.

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Opening hours:
April—October: 9:00 AM—8:30 PM
November—March: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Public aquarium
Description: research center, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece
Also known as: “Aquarium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and G. Charitou Square.

Colossus of Rhodes

Ruins

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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

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G. Charitou Square is situated 260 metres south of Aquarium of Rhodes.

Murat Reis Mosque

Mosque

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The Murat Reis Mosque is a former mosque located within the old walled town of Rhodes, on the eponymous island, in the South Aegean region of southern Greece. Murat Reis Mosque is situated 600 metres southeast of Aquarium of Rhodes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhodes and Medieval city of Rhodes.

Rhodes

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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

Quarter

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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

Photo: Mouras, CC BY 3.0.

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″ north

Longitude

28.22071° or 28° 13′ 15″ east

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Operator

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

Open location code

8G8CF64C+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 156945097

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=aquarium

Wikidata 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”
Finnish: “Ródoksen akvaario”
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”

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Highlights include Πλατεία Ενυδρείου and Elli Beach.

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