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Urania Observatory
Stars from the city centre
A public observatory of 1907 in a 50-metre tower in the city centre, with guided tours.
Photo Credit
In the area: The twin towers of the Grossmünster above the Limmatquai, with a lake boat moored on the river. Image courtesy of © Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Urania Observatory
In the 50-metre round tower of the Urania, in the middle of the city, a telescope magnifying up to 600 times shows you the craters of the moon, the cloud bands of Jupiter or the spire of the Fraumünster. Opened in 1907, it was Zurich’s first concrete building and has been a protected monument since 1989; its 12-tonne Zeiss telescope was restored for the centenary in 2007. Guided tours are in German.
Our take
- Guided tours
- Since 1907
- Address
- Uraniastrasse 9, 8001 Zürich
Bahnhofstrasse & Paradeplatz, Zurich - Phone
- +41 43 317 16 40
- Website
- urania-sternwarte.ch
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Urania Observatory before you go.
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