University of Tartu Old Observatory
Tartu City, Estonia
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The University of Tartu Old Observatory, known in Estonian as Tartu Tähetorn, stands in Tartu, Estonia. Designed in the Neoclassical style by Johann Wilhelm Krause and built in 1811, it was an active observatory until 1964 and now houses a museum belonging to the University of Tartu. As the first measurement point of the Struve Geodetic Arc, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is also a National Cultural Monument of Estonia.
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- Built
- Type
- astronomical observatory, museum building
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, architectural monument
- Place
- Tartu City, Estonia
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