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The Observatory Courtyard of the Vilnius University

The observatory building with Classicist cylindric towers was build to secure the heavy meridian quadrant. The courtyard can be entered from the Great (Skarga) Courtyard [...]

Vladislav B. Sotirovic 2022-02-23 10 min read

One of the Latin inscriptions: “This house is that of Urania: be gone profane worries! Here the humble Earth is scorned: from here one rises to the stars”

Here it was a Jesuit pharmacy. Medical herbs were grown in the courtyard

The buildings of the Observatory Courtyard are the oldest in the university ensemble

All photos are copyrighted by Vladislav B. Sotirovic

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