Bucharest Observatory
The Bucharest Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 21 Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania.
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Bucharest Observatory
The observatory was built between 1908 and 1910, for Admiral Vasile Urseanu. It was equipped with a 150 mm diameter Zeiss telescope with a focal length of 2.7 meters; the telescope was the third largest in Romania at the time.[1] Ion D. Berindey was the architect.[2] It is Bucharest’s only observatory open to the public.[1]
The Urseanu House is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[3]
External links
Notes
- "Despre Observatorul Astronomic" (in Romanian).
- "Un arhitect pentru secole" (in Romanian). Digi 24. 29 August 2016.
- (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Iași Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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