Ulugbek's Observatory
Ulugbek's Observatory
- Address
- NE of the Registan Afrosiab
- Hours
- 09:00-18:00
Lonely Planet review for Ulugbek's Observatory
Continuing north you'll encounter the remains of Ulugbek's Observatory, one of the great archaeological finds of the 20th century. Ulugbek was probably more famous as an astronomer than as a ruler. His 30m astrolab, designed to observe star positions, was part of a three-storey observatory he built in the 1420s. All that remains is the instrument's curved track, unearthed in 1908.
The small on-site museum has some miniatures depicting Ulugbek and a few old ceramics and other artifacts unearthed in Afrosiab.
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