Acquario di genova
N 44° 24.623 E 008° 55.660
32T E 494240 N 4917457
The Aquarium of Genoa (in Italian: Acquario di Genova) is the largest aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe. Built for Expo 92, the Aquarium of Genoa is an educational, scientific and cultural centre.
Waymark Code: WM8NG0
Location: Liguria, Italy
Date Posted: 04/24/2010
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Its mission is to educate and raise public awareness as regards conservation, management and responsible use of aquatic environments. It welcomes over 1.2 million visitors a year. The Aquarium of Genoa is co-ordinating the AquaRing EU project. It also provides scientific expertise and a great deal of content for AquaRing, including documents, images, academic content and interactive online courses, via its Online Resource Centre.
The Aquarium of Genoa’s architecture was developed collaboratively by Renzo Piano of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and by Peter Chermayeff leading a design team at Cambridge Seven Associates, also responsible for the initial exhibit design at opening in 1992.
A naturally exciting experience awaits you at Europe’s largest marine park: 71 tanks, 800 species, and over 10,000 specimens set against the incomparable backdrop of the Gulf of Genoa.
It was first opened in 1992 for the Columbus celebrations, the 500-year anniversary of the discovery of the New World. Each year, its 600 square metres of exhibition surface attract more than one million visitors, who can admire all kinds of marine species - from dolphins and sharks to turtles and penguins – in their accurately reproduced natural marine habitat.
The tour (approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes) unfolds through the spectacular scenery of a myriad of sights of the Old Port of Genoa – the Aquarium is indeed located on the old wharf of Ponte Spinola – and through 40 large tanks, in addition to 19 open ones which use the space of a real ship called “Nave Italia”, allowing people to actually touch the fish by hand.
The reproduction of the original natural habitats of the individual species at the Genoa Aquarium is also wonderful: not only marine fauna but also reptiles, amphibians, and generally rainforest and freshwater animals. This extraordinary educational, scientific and visitor attraction facility consistently reflects its slogan: “Genoa Acquarium. Naturally exciting”.
Physical address of aquarium: Area Porto Antico Ponte Spinola 16128 Genova
Website address: http://www.acquariodigenova.it/jsp/index.jsp
Hours of operation: 9h30 - 19h30
Admission cost: €17.00
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Visit Instructions:
To get credit for logging a waymark you must:
1. Take a photo of the front entrance with the public aquarium's name on it. Optional photos include pics of the exhibits inside the aquarium but of course, admission and/or entry is not required to log this waymark.