Observatory of Stockholm

The Stockholm Observatory is an astronomical observatory and institution in , Sweden, founded in the 18th century and today part of Stockholm University.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Stockholm Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stockholm Public Library and Observatorielunden.

Library
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is a library building in , , designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund, and one of the city's most notable structures. is situated 200 metres north of Observatory of Stockholm.

Park
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is a park in the Vasastaden district of , Sweden.

Library
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The is 's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published abroad. is situated 1 km east of Observatory of Stockholm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vasastan and Hagastaden and Sibirien.

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Vasastan is a neighbourhood in north-central , making up the northern part of the borough. It borders to the east at Birger Jarlsgatan, to the south-west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Observatory of Stockholm

Latitude
59.34153° or 59° 20′ 30″ north
Longitude
18.05466° or 18° 3′ 17″ east
Inception
1748
Levels
1
Open location code
9FFW83R3+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 771856432
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q681497
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Observatory of Stockholm” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ստոկհոլմի աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Estokolmoko Behatokia”
  • Basque: “Stockholmgo Behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Observatori d’Estocolm”
  • Chinese: “斯德哥爾摩天文台”
  • Chinese: “斯德哥爾摩天文臺”
  • Dutch: “Stockholm Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ستوكهولم”
  • Esperanto: “Stokholma Malnova Observatorio”
  • Finnish: “Tukholman vanha observatorio”
  • French: “observatoire de Stockholm”
  • French: “Observatoire de Stockholm”
  • Georgian: “სტოკჰოლმის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Observatorium Stockholm”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Stoccolma”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Stoccolma”
  • Japanese: “ストックホルム天文台”
  • Korean: “스톡홀름 천문대”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatoire Stockholm”
  • Russian: “Стокгольмская обсерватория”
  • Slovenian: “Stockholmski observatorij”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Estocolmo”
  • Swedish: “Gamla observatoriet”
  • Swedish: “Stockholms gamla observatorium”
  • Turkish: “Stockholm Gözlemevi”

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Highlights include Observatoriekullen and Hundrastgård Observatorielunden - Stockholm.

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