Ulugbek Observatory
Historical Site · Samarkand
The 15th-century observatory of the great mathematician and astronomer Mirzo Ulugbek. The remains of a giant sextant with a radius of 40 metres survive in the ground. The museum holds Ulugbek's catalogue, which precisely measured 1,018 stars. This is the place where a scholar measured the heavens 200 years before Galileo — a rare monument where science and history meet.
- Address
- Ulugbek Street, 2 km from Samarkand
- Opening hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Entry fee
- 50,000 UZS
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