Koenigsberg Observatory

Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia · built 1810

Koenigsberg Observatory (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. 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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