observatory Lisbon
The Lisbon Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Tapada da Ajuda, in the civil parish of Alcântara, municipality of Lisbon.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon”, “Lisbon Astronomical Observatory”, “Observatório Astronómico da Ajuda”, and “Observatório Astronómico Dom Luís”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estádio da Tapadinha and Ermida de Nosso Senhor do Cruzeiro.
Estádio da Tapadinha
Pitch
Ermida de Nosso Senhor do Cruzeiro
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parque Infantil do Alvito and Ajuda.
Parque Infantil do Alvito
Locality
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.Ajuda
Village
observatory Lisbon
- Categories: building, astronomical observatory, cultural heritage, tourism, observatory, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Alcântara, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.71052° or 38° 42′ 38″ north
Longitude
-9.18743° or 9° 11′ 15″ west
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPR67+62
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“observatory Lisbon” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد لشبونة الفلكي”
- Armenian: “Լիսաբոնի աստղադիտարան”
- Asturian: “Observatoriu Astronómicu de Lisboa”
- Belarusian: “Лісабонская астранамічная абсерваторыя”
- Catalan: “Observatori astronòmic de Lisboa”
- Chinese: “里斯本天文台”
- Czech: “Astronomická observatoř v Lisabonu”
- Danish: “Lissabons Astronomiske Observatorium”
- Dutch: “Lissabon Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الفلكى ليشبوا”
- French: “observatoire astronomique de Lisbonne”
- French: “Observatoire astronomique de Lisbonne”
- German: “Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa”
- German: “Sternwarte Lissabon”
- Italian: “osservatorio astronomico di Lisbona”
- Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico di Lisbona”
- Japanese: “リスボン天文台”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Astronómico D. Luís”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Astronómico da Tapada da Ajuda”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa”
- Russian: “Лиссабонская астрономическая обсерватория”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico de Lisboa”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico de Lisboa”
- Urdu: “لزبن فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”
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