Explore the historic Semper Observatory in central Zurich and learn about ETH's scientific heritage from the 1860s.
Date
Friday 4 December
17:00 – 18:00
Venue
Venue on organiser’s site
Price
Free
Language
German
Automatically translated from German
This guided tour explores the Federal Observatory, one of ETH Zurich's oldest research buildings, constructed by architect Gottfried Semper in the 1860s. Visitors will see the historic dome where sunspots were observed in the 19th century and the solar tower used between 1951 and 1980 to study the sun's atmosphere. The tour is particularly suitable for visually impaired visitors and can be provided in sign language upon request.
Organiser · ETH Zürich
Free
Fri 4 Dec · 17:00