Acquario Romano
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| name = Roman Aquarium
| native_name = Acquario Romano
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| image = Acquario Romano, Esquilino, Rome, Lazio, Italy - panoramio.jpg
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| caption = Main facade of the Acquario Romano
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The Acquario Romano (Roman Aquarium) is situated in Piazza Manfredo Fanti, Rome, Italy.{{cite book |title=Bilancio di previsione dell'entrata e della spesa per l'esercizio finanziario ... |date=1911 |publisher=Tip. ditta Ludovico Cecchini |page=338 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8YvLoIBdMUUC&pg=PA338 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=it}}
Description
Designed by Ettore Bernich and built between 1885 and 1887, the building hosted an aquarium for few years. It was later used as a depot of the near Teatro dell'Opera, and sometimes as a venue for fairs and exhibitions.
A typical building of the age of king Umberto I, it has a circular plan and shows a pronaos with aediculas. Decorations with marine subject are inserted between the sculptures into the aediculas; between the caryatids are placed some medallions. The cylindrical body of the building is subdivided by lesenes and pilasters.
After a period of abandon, it was restored and used as a museum and seat for performances and concerts. It presently hosts the Casa dell'Architettura.