Koenigsberg Observatory
Koenigsberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Königsberg; Königsberger Universitätssternwarte; obs. code: 058) was an astronomical observatory and research facility which was attached to the Albertina University in Königsberg, what is now Kaliningrad, Russia. The observatory was destroyed by Royal Air Force bombs in August 1944 during the Second World War.
Koenigsberg Observatory | |
| Observatory code | 058 |
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| Location | Königsberg, Kaliningrad Oblast, Kingdom of Prussia, Nazi Germany |
| Coordinates | 54°42′47″N 20°29′40″E |
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Only the reduit (interior of the building) remained from the bastion. The building is a semicircular two-storey building with a brick vault. Nowadays, the building is considered a regional architectural monument.
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