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Old Observatory

The observatory, designed by university architect J.W. Krause, was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Working place of many famous astronomers including Struve; indeed the observatory is a point on the world heritage listed Struve Geodetic Arc spanning from the Arctic Sea to the Black Sea.

Address
Lossi 40
Getting there
on the old castle ruins on the Dome Hill

Listing from Wikivoyage: Tartu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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