Helsinki
University Observatory housed the Department of Astronomy at the University of
Helsinki, south Finland until the end of 2009.
The
Helsinki astronomical observatory was designed in cooperation by professor Friedrich
Wilhelm Argelander and architect Carl Ludvig Engel. The building was finished
in 1834. The instruments and astronomical books that had escaped the great fire
in Turku were transferred to Helsinki. The observatory was among the most
modern astronomical observatories of its time, and served as an example for
several European observatories that were built afterwards.
A separate tower was built in the observatory garden for the telescope
designed for astrophotography. This building was finished in 1890. Pia gave me this lovely FDC issued on
12.9.1984. The stamp was issued to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of Helsinki University Observatory.
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