Stjerneborg

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drawing of an above ground view of Stjerneborg
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drawing of an above ground view of Stjerneborg
Stjerneborg as it exists today
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Stjerneborg as it exists today
schematic of Stjerneborg showing underground chambers
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schematic of Stjerneborg showing underground chambers

Stjerneborg was Tycho Brahe's underground observatory next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg, located on the island of Hven in Oresund.

Tycho Brahe built it circa 1581, when he found Uraniborg neither stable nor large enough for his precision instruments. He named it Stellaburgi in Latin, meaning castle of the stars.

The underground portions of the observatory were excavated in the 1950s and are today fitted with a roof approximating the original one. The chambers now house a multimedia show open to the public.

Click on the schematic for more details on the function of the various chambers.



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