Tempio Voltiano
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Alessandro Volta
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...
situated in the city of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
, Italy.
The neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
building was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th death anniversary of the scientist, but it was inaugurated only in 1928.
It hosts a collection of scientific instruments used by the physicist and, on the first floor, personal belongings and various awards received by the scientist.
It is one of the most visited museums in town and, until the Italian lira
Italian lira
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was replaced by the Euro
Euro
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, the temple was featured on the back of the 10,000 lire banknote while Volta's portrait was depicted on the front of the same banknote.