Tempio Voltiano
Tempio Voltiano | |
The Tempio Voltiano seen from the southwest | |
| Established | July 15, 1928 |
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| Location | Lungo Lario Marconi, Como, Lombardy, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°48′53″N 9°04′31″E / 45.81472°N 9.07528°E |
| Type | Biographical museum, Science museum |
| Collections | Scientific instruments, personal effects, honours of Alessandro Volta |
| Founder | Francesco Somaini (financier) |
| Curator | Musei Civici di Como |
| Architect | Federico Frigerio |
| Website | www |
The Tempio Voltiano (Volta Temple) is a museum in the city of Como, Lombardy, Italy, dedicated to the scientist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827). A prolific physicist renowned for inventing the first electrical battery (the voltaic pile), Volta was born in Como and spent much of his life there, holding his first professorship at Como's Royal School from 1774 to 1779 before eventually retiring to the city in 1819. The museum, designed in the Neoclassical style, stands on the shore of Lake Como and houses a collection of original scientific instruments used by Volta, alongside his personal effects and honours.