Date opened 1906 Director Mauro Mariani Phone +39 02 8846 5750 | No. of species 100+ Opened 1906 Number of species 100 | |
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Location Viale Gadio, Milan, 20121 Italy Website www.acquariocivicomilano.eu Address Viale G. B. Gadio, 2, 20121 Milano, Italy Hours Closed today MondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PM Similar Museo Civico di Storia Nat, Parco Sempione, Museum of the Risorgimento, Archaeological Museum, Casa‑museo Boschi Di Stefano | ||
Civic aquarium of milan
The Civic Aquarium of Milan (Acquario Civico di Milano in Italian) is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1905 on the occasion of the Milan World's fair, It is the only surviving building from the event. Sited on the edge of Sempione Park, the aquarium has over 100 different types of underwater life located in several tanks with a particular attention for the fishes and aquatic vegetation of the Italian seacoasts, lakes, and rivers.
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The facade of the aquarium includes a Neptune statue, the Roman god of water and the sea, created by sculptor Oreste Labò.
The aquarium library, which is open to the public, has one of Italy’s most prestigious collection of marine biology publications.
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