Tour of Gottfried Semper's historic observatory in central Zurich, featuring a 19th-century dome and solar tower.
Date
Tuesday 15 December
17:00 – 18:00
Venue
Venue on organiser’s site
Price
Free
Language
German
Automatically translated from German
This guided tour showcases the Federal Observatory, built by architect Gottfried Semper in the 1860s and one of ETH Zurich's oldest research buildings. You'll see the historic dome where sunspots were observed in the 19th century and the solar tower used from 1951 to 1980 for studying the sun's outer atmosphere. The tour is held in German and is especially suitable for people with visual impairments.
Organiser · ETH Zürich
Free
Tue 15 Dec · 17:00