Old Observatory, Leiden

South Holland · Netherlands

Old Observatory, Leiden, Netherlands
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Year-round
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$
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The oldest surviving university observatory in the world, built in Leiden in 1861. Its domes and historic refractors sit within a botanical setting, now open for guided visits.

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