Heliometer building, Old Observatory, Leiden
Leiden, Netherlands
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Heliometer building is a domed tower constructed in 1878 on the grounds of the Old Observatory in Leiden, Netherlands, designed by architect Pierre Cuypers. Built as part of the observatory's astronomical infrastructure, the structure served to house precision instruments for solar observation. Now designated a Rijksmonument, it remains a significant example of 19th-century Dutch observatory architecture.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- tower, astronomical observatory
- Heritage
- Rijksmonument
- Place
- Leiden, Netherlands
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