VOLTIANO TEMPIO
Mausoleum-museum recalling the life of the famous physicist Alessandro Volta in Como.
Close to the lake and the war memorial, this small neoclassical building is a mausoleum-museum that retraces the life of the famous physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), the inventor of the electric battery, born in Como. If you wondered where the word "Volt" came from, now you know! The building, built in 1927 on the occasion of the first centenary of Volta's death, is also worth a visit, with its high neoclassical façade, columns and pediment. Inside, there are various objects, but also letters, documents, portraits...
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