Armillary Sphere

An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: model of objects in the sky
  • Also known as: “armillary sphere”, “Armillary sphere”, and “spherical astrolabe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sejong Center and National Museum of Korean Contemporary History.

Arts center
for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in , . It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. is situated 120 metres west of Armillary Sphere.

Museum
Photo: Trace84, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , opened on December 26, 2012, is dedicated to researching, preserving, and exhibiting the modern and contemporary history of South Korea. is situated 170 metres northeast of Armillary Sphere.

City gate
Photo: *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace , in , , South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno. is situated 370 metres north of Armillary Sphere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Seoul and Cheongjin-dong.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
, also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An, is traditional city center and central business district of , located through of and of along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.

Quarter
is a dong of , , South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Jongno.

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, .

Armillary Sphere

Latitude
37.5726° or 37° 34′ 21″ north
Longitude
126.97688° or 126° 58′ 37″ east
Open location code
8Q98HXFG+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3841809478
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q328720
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Armillary Sphere” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ذات الحلق”
  • Armenian: “Մանեկավոր գունդ”
  • Asturian: “Esfera armilar”
  • Asturian: “esfera armillar”
  • Asturian: “Esfera armillar”
  • Basque: “Esfera armilar”
  • Belarusian: “Армілярная сфера”
  • Belarusian: “армілярная сфэра”
  • Bulgarian: “Армиларна сфера”
  • Catalan: “Esfera armil.lar”
  • Catalan: “Esfera armil•lar”
  • Catalan: “esfera armil·lar”
  • Catalan: “Esfera armiŀlar”
  • Catalan: “Esfera armil·lar”
  • Chinese: “浑象”
  • Chinese: “渾儀”
  • Chinese: “渾天儀”
  • Chinese: “渾象”
  • Chinese: “環形球儀”
  • Croatian: “armilarna sfera”
  • Croatian: “Armilarna sfera”
  • Czech: “armilární sféra”
  • Czech: “Armilární sféra”
  • Danish: “armillarsfære”
  • Danish: “Armillarsfære”
  • Dutch: “armillairsfeer”
  • Dutch: “armillarium”
  • Dutch: “Armillarium”
  • Dutch: “armillarsfeer”
  • Esperanto: “armela sfero”
  • Esperanto: “Armela sfero”
  • Estonian: “Armillaarsfäär”
  • Finnish: “armillaari”
  • Finnish: “Armillaari”
  • Finnish: “Armillaaripallo”
  • French: “Astrolabe sphérique”
  • French: “sphère armillaire”
  • French: “Sphère armillaire”
  • Galician: “esfera armilar”
  • Galician: “Esfera armilar”
  • German: “Armillarsphäre”
  • German: “Armille”
  • German: “Sphärenkugel”
  • German: “Weltmaschine”
  • Greek: “Αστρολάβος Ιππάρχου”
  • Greek: “Αστρολάβος Ίππαρχου”
  • Hebrew: “הספירה הארמילרית”
  • Hungarian: “armilláris gömb”
  • Hungarian: “Armilláris gömb”
  • Indonesian: “Bola armilari”
  • Indonesian: “Bola armiler”
  • Irish: “sféar bráisléadach”
  • Irish: “Sféar bráisléadach”
  • Italian: “globo celeste”
  • Italian: “sfera armillare”
  • Italian: “Sfera armillare”
  • Japanese: “天球儀”
  • Japanese: “渾天儀”
  • Kazakh: “Армиллярлық сфера”
  • Korean: “혼천의”
  • Luxembourgish: “Armillarsphär”
  • Macedonian: “армиларна сфера”
  • Malay: “Sfera armila”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “armillarsfære”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “armilla”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Armilla”
  • Norwegian: “Armillarsfære”
  • Persian: “استرلاب گوی‌شکل”
  • Persian: “حلقه دار”
  • Persian: “حلقهٔ دار”
  • Persian: “حلقه‌دار”
  • Persian: “ذات الحلق”
  • Persian: “ذات‌الحلق”
  • Polish: “sfera armilarna”
  • Polish: “Sfera armilarna”
  • Portuguese: “esfera armilar”
  • Portuguese: “Esfera armilar”
  • Romanian: “sferă armilară”
  • Romanian: “Sferă armilară”
  • Russian: “Армиллярная сфера”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Armilarna sfera”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “obručasta sfera”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Obručasta sfera”
  • Slovak: “armilárna sféra”
  • Slovak: “Armilárna sféra”
  • Slovenian: “armil”
  • Slovenian: “armila”
  • Slovenian: “armilarna sfera”
  • Slovenian: “Armilarna sfera”
  • Slovenian: “sferični astrolab”
  • Spanish: “Astrolabio esférico”
  • Spanish: “esfera armilar”
  • Spanish: “Esfera armilar”
  • Swedish: “armillarsfär”
  • Swedish: “Armillarsfär”
  • Turkish: “Astronomik küre”
  • Ukrainian: “Армілярна сфера”
  • Uzbek: “Armillyar sfera”
  • Vietnamese: “Hỗn thiên nghi”
  • Yue Chinese: “渾天儀”

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