Urania

Urania is a public educational institute and observatory in , Austria. Urania Observatory was built in 1909 according to the plans of Art Nouveau style architect Max Fabiani at the outlet of the Wien River and was opened in 1910 by Franz Joseph I of Austria as an educational facility with a public .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: architectural structure in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Urania (Bécs)” and “Urania, Vienna”
  • Address: Uraniastraße 1, Wien, 1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: University of Applied Arts Vienna and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

University
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The is an arts… is situated 390 metres south of Urania.

Church
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church… is situated 1 km southwest of Urania.

Museum
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The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts is an arts and crafts… is situated 480 metres south of Urania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Inner East.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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's is an artificial island formed between the river and the Donaukanal.

Locality
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The , often simply known as the Prater…

Urania

Latitude
48.21155° or 48° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
16.38378° or 16° 23′ 2″ east
Elevation
164 metres (538 feet)
Established
1910
Levels
5
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FWR696M+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9703218
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10346422
Wiki­data ID
Q259553
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Urania” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أورانيا”
  • Armenian: “Ուրանիա”
  • Bavarian: “Urania”
  • Chinese: “乌剌尼亚天文台”
  • Dutch: “Urania”
  • Estonian: “Urania (Viin)”
  • Estonian: “Urania”
  • French: “Urania”
  • Fulah: “Urania, Vienna”
  • German: “Urania”
  • Hebrew: “אורניה”
  • Hungarian: “Uránia Ismeretterjesztő Társaság”
  • Indonesian: “Urania, Wina”
  • Japanese: “ウラニア天文台 (ウィーン)”
  • Latin: “Urania”
  • Latvian: “Urānija”
  • Polish: “Urania (Wiedeń)”
  • Polish: “Urania”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Urania din Viena”
  • Russian: “Урания”
  • Spanish: “Urania”
  • Swahili: “Uchunguzi Urania”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Czerninviertel and Weißgerber quarter.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Urania Volkshochschule and KLYO.

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