Bucharest Observatory

The Bucharest Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 21 Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania.

The observatory was built between 1908 and 1910, for Admiral . 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] 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[]

"Official site".

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Despre Observatorul Astronomic" (in Romanian).
^ "Un arhitect pentru secole" (in Romanian). Digi24. 29 August 2016.
^ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Iași Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 44°26′55″N 26°05′35″E / 44.44857°N 26.09295°E / 44.44857; 26.09295

[ist-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Despre Observatorul Astronomic" (in Romanian).

[2] "Un arhitect pentru secole" (in Romanian). Digi24. 29 August 2016.

[3] (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Iași Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

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