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Fabra Observatory

The Fabra Observatory is an astronomical located in , , 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.
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  • 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 Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor and Tibidabo Amusement Park.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount in , , Spain. is situated 600 metres northwest of Fabra Observatory.

Theme park
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is an amusement park located on in the Collserola Ridge in . The park was built in 1899 by the entrepreneur Salvador Andreu and opened in 1905. is situated 620 metres northwest of Fabra Observatory.

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, also known as Casa Figueras, is a modernist manor house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, which was constructed between 1900 and 1909. is situated 1 km south of Fabra Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tibidabo and Vallvidrera.

Neighborhood
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is a hill overlooking Barcelona, , 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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood of the of , . It is situated in one of the sides of the Collserola hills, considered to be the lungs of the city due to the abundant forests it has.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the district of , .

Fabra Observatory

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
Open­Street­Map ID
way 652514118
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10345385
Wiki­data ID
Q1373728
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“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”

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