observatory Lisbon
The Lisbon Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Tapada da Ajuda, in the civil parish of Alcântara, municipality of Lisbon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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
Photo: Hmf Costa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estádio da Tapadinha is a football stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. With a seating capacity up to 4,000 people, it is the home ground of both Atlético Clube de Portugal and Benfica women's football team. Estádio da Tapadinha is situated 580 metres east of observatory Lisbon.
Ermida de Nosso Senhor do Cruzeiro
Church
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ermida de Nosso Senhor do Cruzeiro is a church, which is situated 510 metres southwest of observatory Lisbon.
Capela Real da Ajuda
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capela Real da Ajuda is situated 1 km west of observatory Lisbon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parque Infantil do Alvito and Ajuda.
Parque Infantil do Alvito
Locality
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Parque Infantil do Alvito is a locality.
Ajuda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.
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″ northLongitude
-9.18743° or 9° 11′ 15″ westElevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
8CCGPR67+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 731805097OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
6946727Wikidata ID
Q2065139
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“observatory Lisbon” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد لشبونة الفلكي”
- Armenian: “Լիսաբոնի աստղադիտարան”
- Belarusian: “Лісабонская астранамічная абсерваторыя”
- 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”
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