Paris Observatory
The Paris Observatory, a research institution of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, one of the largest astronomical centres in the world, and the world’s oldest observatory still in operation.
- Observatory
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (210 feet)
- …dates from 1671
- Description: foremost astronomical observatory of France
- Also known as“OBPA”“Observatoire de Paris”“Paris Observatory, PSL University”“Royal Observatory of Paris”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Catacombs of Paris and École normale supérieure.
Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries…
430 metres southwest of Paris Observatory
École normale supérieure
The École normale supérieure - PSL is a grande école in Paris, France.
1 km northeast of Paris Observatory
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Jacques and 14th arrondissement.
Paris Observatory
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Latitude
48.83645° or 48° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
2.33652° or 2° 20′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FW4R8PP+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = historic
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = observatory
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Paris Observatory” goes by many names.
Observatoire de ParisAfrikaans
مرصد باريسArabic
Փարիզի աստղադիտարանArmenian
Փարիզյան աստղադիտարանArmenian
Observatoriu de ParísAsturian
Parisko BehatokiaBasque
Парыжская абсерваторыяBelarusian
Парыская абсэрваторыяBelarusian
Парижка обсерваторияBulgarian
Observatori de ParísCatalan
ڕوانگەی پاریسCentral Kurdish
巴黎天文台Chinese
Observatoire de ParisCzech
Pařížská hvězdárnaCzech
Pařížská observatořCzech
Paris ObservatorietDanish
PariserobservatorietDanish
Observatorium van ParijsDutch
مرصد باريسEgyptian Arabic
Observatorio de ParizoEsperanto
Pariisin observatorioFinnish
L’Observatoire (historical)French
პარიზის ობსერვატორიაGeorgian
Αστεροσκοπείο του ΠαρισιούGreek
Αστεροσκοπείο των ΠαρισίωνGreek
מצפה הכוכבים של פריזHebrew
पेरिस वेधशालाHindi
Observatoire de ParisHungarian
Réadlann PhárasIrish
Observatoire de ParisItalian
Observatoire de Paris-MeudonItalian
Osservatorio astronomico di ParigiItalian
Osservatorio di ParigiItalian
パリ天文台Japanese
パリ王立天文台Japanese
ムードン天文台Japanese
Париж обсерваториясыKazakh
파리 천문대Korean
Observatorium ParisienseLatin
Paryžiaus observatorijaLithuanian
Observatoire vu ParäisLuxembourgish
Paräiser ObservatoriumLuxembourgish
Paräisser ObservatoireLuxembourgish
Париска опсерваторијаMacedonian
Observatoire de ParisMalay
Osservatorju ta‘ PariġiMaltese
Reayrtlann PhaarysManx
पॅरिस वेधशाळाMarathi
ParisobservatorietNorwegian
Observatoire de ParisNorwegian Bokmål
PariserobservatorietNorwegian Bokmål
ParisobservatorietNorwegian Bokmål
رصدخانه پاریسPersian
Obserwatorium paryskiePolish
Observatorul din ParisRomanian
Королевская обсерваторияRussian
Медонская обсерваторияRussian
Парижская обсерваторияRussian
Париска опсерваторијаSerbian
Observatoire de ParisSlovenian
Observatoire de Paris-MeudonSlovenian
Observatorij ParizSlovenian
Observatorij v ParizuSlovenian
Pariški observatorijSlovenian
ParisobservatorietSwedish
பாரிஸ் விண்காணகம்Tamil
Париж обсерваториясеTatar
หอดูดาวปารีสThai
Paris GözlemeviTurkish
Паризька обсерваторіяUkrainian
پیرس رصد گاہUrdu
Đài thiên văn ParisVietnamese
Observatoire de ParisVietnamese
Arsyllfa ParisWelsh
پیرس رصد گاہWestern Panjabi
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