Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden
Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden is an observatory in Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland which is located on Sterrenwachtlaan. Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden is situated nearby to the museum Bezoekerscentrum Sterrewacht, as well as near the garden Rampart.Photo: Ex-scriptorio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: domed tower on the grounds of the Old Observatory in Leiden
- Also known as: “Heliometer tower”, “Heliometergebouw”, and “Zunderman tower”
- Address: Sterrenwachtlaan 8, Leiden, 2311GW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Observatory (main building) and Old Observatory.
Old Observatory (main building)
University
Photo: AWossink, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Observatory (main building) is an university.
Leiden University Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. Holdings include some five million volumes, one million e-books, ninety thousand e-journals, two thousand current paper journals, and three thousand cuneiform tablets. Leiden University Library is situated 300 metres northwest of Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vreewijk and Pieterswijk.
Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden
- Categories: tower, astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.15506° or 52° 9′ 18″ northLongitude
4.48328° or 4° 28′ 60″ eastInception
1878Open location code
9F465F4M+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 272495411OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q17339471
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In Other Languages
“Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heliometergebouw, Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden”
- Dutch: “Heliometertoren”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 515056”
- Dutch: “Zundermankoepel”
- Dutch: “Zundermantoren”
- “Heliometergebouw, Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bezoekerscentrum Sterrewacht and Rampart.
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