Padua Astronomical Observatory

Veneto · Italy

Padua Astronomical Observatory, Italy
Photo: ESO/Sergio Dalle Ave & Roberto Ragazzoni (INAF-OAPD), CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Housed in the medieval Torlonga tower of the old Carrarese castle, this observatory is famous for its Specola tower rising over Padua. Its historic instrument rooms and 18th-century observing decks are open for guided visits.

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