Paris Observatory
The Paris Observatory, a research institution of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centres in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Observatory
- Description: foremost astronomical observatory of France
- Also known as: “OBPA”, “Observatoire de Paris”, and “Paris Observatory, PSL University”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catacombs of Paris and École normale supérieure.
Catacombs of Paris
Museum
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The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate. Catacombs of Paris is situated 430 metres southwest of Paris Observatory.
École normale supérieure
University
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The École normale supérieure – PSL is a grande école in Paris, France. It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University. Due to its selectivity, historical role, and influence within French society, the ENS is generally considered the most prestigious of the grandes écoles, as well as one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in France. École normale supérieure is situated 1 km northeast of Paris Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 14th arrondissement and Quartier de Croulebarbe.
14th arrondissement
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Although largely residential, the 14th arrondissement is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.
Montparnasse
Suburb
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Montparnasse is an area in the south of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.
Paris Observatory
- Categories: grand établissement, astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.83645° or 48° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
2.33652° or 2° 20′ 12″ eastElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Inception
1671Open location code
8FW4R8PP+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 79611305OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Paris Observatory” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Arabic: “مرصد باريس”
- Armenian: “Փարիզի աստղադիտարան”
- Armenian: “Փարիզյան աստղադիտարան”
- Asturian: “Observatoriu de París”
- Basque: “Parisko Behatokia”
- Belarusian: “Парыжская абсерваторыя”
- Belarusian: “Парыская абсэрваторыя”
- Bulgarian: “Парижка обсерватория”
- Catalan: “Observatori de París”
- Central Kurdish: “ڕوانگەی پاریس”
- Chinese: “巴黎天文台”
- Czech: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Czech: “Pařížská hvězdárna”
- Czech: “Pařížská observatoř”
- Danish: “Paris Observatoriet”
- Danish: “Pariserobservatoriet”
- Dutch: “Observatorium van Parijs”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد باريس”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Parizo”
- Finnish: “Pariisin observatorio”
- French: “observatoire de Paris - PSL”
- French: “observatoire de Paris-Meudon”
- French: “observatoire de Paris”
- French: “Observatoire de Paris”
- French: “L’Observatoire” (historical)
- Georgian: “პარიზის ობსერვატორია”
- German: “Observatoire de Paris”
- German: “Pariser Observatorium”
- German: “Pariser Sternwarte”
- German: “Sternwarte Paris”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο του Παρισιού”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο των Παρισίων”
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים של פריז”
- Hindi: “पेरिस वेधशाला”
- Hungarian: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Irish: “Réadlann Pháras”
- Italian: “Observatoire de Paris-Meudon”
- Italian: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico di Parigi”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Parigi”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Parigi”
- Japanese: “パリ天文台”
- Japanese: “パリ王立天文台”
- Japanese: “ムードン天文台”
- Korean: “파리 천문대”
- Lithuanian: “Paryžiaus observatorija”
- Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vu Paräis”
- Luxembourgish: “Paräiser Observatorium”
- Luxembourgish: “Paräisser Observatoire”
- Macedonian: “Париска опсерваторија”
- Malay: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Maltese: “Osservatorju ta‘ Pariġi”
- Manx: “Reayrtlann Phaarys”
- Marathi: “पॅरिस वेधशाळा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pariserobservatoriet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parisobservatoriet”
- Norwegian: “Parisobservatoriet”
- Persian: “رصدخانه پاریس”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium paryskie”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Paryskie”
- Portuguese: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Paris”
- Romanian: “Observatorul din Paris”
- Russian: “Королевская обсерватория”
- Russian: “Медонская обсерватория”
- Russian: “Парижская обсерватория”
- Serbian: “Париска опсерваторија”
- Slovenian: “Observatoire de Paris-Meudon”
- Slovenian: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Pariz”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij v Parizu”
- Slovenian: “Pariški observatorij”
- Spanish: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de París-Meudon”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de París”
- Swedish: “Parisobservatoriet”
- Tamil: “பாரிஸ் விண்காணகம்”
- Tatar: “Париж обсерваториясе”
- Thai: “หอดูดาวปารีส”
- Turkish: “Paris Gözlemevi”
- Ukrainian: “Паризька обсерваторія”
- Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Paris”
- Vietnamese: “Observatoire de Paris”
- Welsh: “Arsyllfa Paris”
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