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Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden

Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden is an observatory in , , which is located on Sterrenwachtlaan. Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the garden .
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  • 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 Leiden University Library and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Library
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Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in , 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. is situated 300 metres northwest of Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden.

Museum
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The is the national archaeological of the , located in . It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. is situated 410 metres northeast of Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden.

University
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is an university.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vreewijk and Pieterswijk.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden

Latitude
52.15506° or 52° 9′ 18″ north
Longitude
4.48328° or 4° 28′ 60″ east
Inception
1878
Open location code
9F465F4M+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 272495411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data 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”

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Highlights include Bezoekerscentrum Sterrewacht and Rampart.

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