Fabra Observatory
The Fabra Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain pointed towards the south at 415 metres above sea level. It was established in 1904 and belongs to the Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: observatory in Barcelona, Spain
- Also known as: “Observatori Fabra” and “Observatorio Fabra”
- Address: Carretera de l’Observatori Fabra, 08035
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tibidabo and Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor.
Tibidabo
Peak
Tibidabo is a hill overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 metres, it is the tallest hill in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it has views over the city and the surrounding coastline.
Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor
Church
The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor is situated 600 metres northwest of Fabra Observatory.
Tibidabo Amusement Park
Theme park
Tibidabo Amusement Park is an amusement park located on Tibidabo in the Collserola Ridge in Barcelona. The park was built in 1899 by the entrepreneur Salvador Andreu and opened in 1905. Tibidabo Amusement Park is situated 620 metres northwest of Fabra Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallcarca i els Penitents and Sant Genís dels Agudells.
Vallcarca i els Penitents
Quarter
Sant Genís dels Agudells
Quarter
Sant Genís dels Agudells is a neighborhood in the Horta-Guinardó district of Barcelona, Catalonia.
Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes
Quarter
Fabra Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, double telescope, building, tourism, observatory, and public building
- Location: Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.4184° or 41° 25′ 6″ north
Longitude
2.12408° or 2° 7′ 27″ east
Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)
Levels
5
Open location code
8FH4C49F+9J
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man_made=observatory
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tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Urdu—“Fabra Observatory” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Observatorio Fabra”
- Asturian: “Observatoriu Fabra”
- Basque: “Fabra behatokia”
- Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Фабра”
- Catalan: “Observatori Fabra”
- Chinese: “法布拉天文台”
- Chinese: “法布拉天文臺”
- Czech: “Observatoř Fabra”
- Dutch: “Fabra Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد فابرا”
- French: “observatoire Fabra”
- French: “Observatoire Fabra”
- Galician: “Observatorio Fabra”
- German: “Fabra-Observatorium”
- German: “Observatori Fabra”
- Irish: “Réadlann Fabra”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Fabra”
- Japanese: “ファブラ天文台”
- Korean: “파브라 천문대”
- Luxembourgish: “Fabra Observatoire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fabra-observatoriet”
- Norwegian: “Fabra-observatoriet”
- Polish: “Observatorio Fabra”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Fabry”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Fabra”
- Romanian: “Observatorul Fabra”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Фабра”
- Slovenian: “Fabrov observatorij”
- Slovenian: “Observatori Fabra”
- Slovenian: “Observatorio Fabra”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Fabra”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Fabra”
- Swedish: “Observatorio Fabra”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Фабра”
- Urdu: “فابرا رصدگاہ”
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