Berlin Observatory
The Berlin Observatory is a German astronomical institution with a series of observatories and related organizations in and around the city of Berlin in Germany, starting from the 18th century.- Type: Historical site
- Description: astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “Royal Observatory at Berlin (1711-1835)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pergamon Museum and Museum Island.
Pergamon Museum
Museum
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The Pergamon Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. Pergamon Museum is situated 410 metres northeast of Berlin Observatory.
Museum Island
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum Island is a museum complex on the northern part of Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin, Germany. It is one of the capital's most visited sights and one of the most important museum sites in Europe.
Neues Museum
Museum
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The Neues Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island of Berlin. Built from 1843 to 1855 by order of King Frederick William IV of Prussia in Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival styles, it is considered as the major work of Friedrich August Stüler. Neues Museum is situated 460 metres east of Berlin Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.
Mitte
Mitte, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.
Berlin Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Berlin Observatory” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Observatoriu de Berlín”
- Belarusian: “Берлінская абсерваторыя”
- Belarusian: “Бэрлінская абсэрваторыя”
- Catalan: “Observatori de Berlín”
- Chinese: “柏林天文台”
- Chinese: “柏林天文臺”
- Czech: “Berlínská observatoř”
- Danish: “Berliner Sternwarte”
- Danish: “Berlins observatorium”
- Dutch: “Berlijn Observatorium”
- Esperanto: “Berlina Stelobservatorio”
- Estonian: “Berliini observatoorium”
- French: “observatoire de Berlin”
- French: “Observatoire de Berlin”
- Galician: “Observatorio de Berlín”
- German: “Berliner Observatorium”
- German: “Berliner Sternwarte”
- German: “Sternwarte Berlin”
- German: “Königliche Sternwarte zu Berlin (1711-1835)” (historical)
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים של ברלין”
- Hungarian: “Berlini obszervatórium”
- Indonesian: “Observatorium Berlin”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Berlino”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Berlino”
- Japanese: “ベルリン天文台”
- Korean: “베를린 천문대”
- Macedonian: “Берлинска опсерваторија”
- Manx: “Thie Rollageydys Verleen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berlin-observatoriet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berliner Sternwarte”
- Norwegian: “Berlins observatorium”
- Persian: “رصدخانه برلین”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Berlim”
- Romanian: “Observatorul din Berlin”
- Russian: “Берлинская обсерватория”
- Serbian: “Берлинска опсерваторија”
- Slovenian: “Berlinski observatorij”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Berlin”
- Spanish: “Berliner Sternwarte”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Berlin”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Berlín”
- Swedish: “Berlins observatorium”
- Turkish: “Berlin Gözlemevi”
- Ukrainian: “Берлінська обсерваторія”
- Urdu: “رصدگاہ برلن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Unter den Linden and Potsdamer Platz.
Nearby Places
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