Spanish National Observatory
| Spanish National Observatory | |
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| Native name Spanish: Real Observatorio de Madrid |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Official name: Real Observatorio de Madrid | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1995[1] |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0009078 |
The Spanish National Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de España) is an astronomical observatory with several facilities in the Madrid area. The historic building in the Parque del Buen Retiro was initiated in 1790 as the Royal Observatory (Spanish: Real Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid). Equipped with a Herschel telescope, it took over the purely astronomical work of the naval observatory, the Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada, in the south of the country.
The Royal Observatory was designed by Juan de Villanueva and represents one of the highlights of Spanish neoclassical architecture. Its domed lantern was conceived as a classical circular temple. It houses historic scientific equipment and a library, which can be visited by prior arrangement.
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- Astronomical observatories in Spain
- Buildings and structures in Madrid
- Infrastructure completed in 1790
- 1790 establishments in Spain
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- Juan de Villanueva buildings
- Neoclassical architecture in Spain
