Urania, Vienna
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| Location | Vienna, Austria |
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| Coordinates | 48°12′42″N 16°23′01″E / 48.21167°N 16.38361°E |
| Established | 1910 |
| Website | www.urania-sternwarte.at |
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Urania is a public educational institute and observatory in Vienna, Austria.
Urania Observatory (German:
.During World War II, the Urania was severely damaged and the dome with the observatory was destroyed. After its reconstruction, it was reopened in 1957. The observatory itself has been continually improved technically over the years.
Though it now serves different functions, the Urania continues to be a public observatory. Presently the Urania also has seminar rooms in which wide-ranging classes and lectures are given, a movie theater that screens at the annual
Hans Kraus. The Urania moreover contains a memorial room for the Kindertransport organized by the Dutch resistance fighter and humanitarian Mrs Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer, who early December 1938 managed to rescue the first 600 Jewish children from Vienna after direct negotiations in Vienna with Adolf Eichmann. It also hosts a restaurant, and is the oldest public observatory in Austria.[2] The highly awarded Austrian writer Carl Julius Haidvogel
once worked there as an editor.
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References
- ^ "Urania Observatory". travelguide.michelin.com. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Ringstrasse architecture Vienna". Secret Vienna Tours. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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