Specola

The term Specola in Italian means observatory, a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. A number of palaces, institutes, museums and observatories in Italy carry the name, because at one time or another they housed an observatory. Among these:


 * La Specola - Natural history museum in Florence, Italy
 * Palazzotto Specola in Pisa, now Domus Galileana
 * Villa Specola di Lucca near Lucca, Tuscany
 * Museo della Specola, Bologna
 * Specola Vaticana (Vatican Observatory)
 * La Specola, Padua - astronomical observatory in Padua