Lyon Observatory

metropolitan France · France

Lyon Observatory, France
Photo: Denys (fr), CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Founded in the 19th century at Saint-Genis-Laval near Lyon, this observatory retains historic domes and now hosts astrophysics research. Its parkland grounds are occasionally opened to visitors.

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