# Sonnenborgh Observatory

Utrecht, Netherlands

A 16th-century artillery bastion turned university observatory, founded in 1853 by Christophorus Buys Ballot. It also cradled the Dutch national weather service in its early years and today welcomes visitors as a museum of astronomy and meteorology.

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Coordinates: 52.08667, 5.13

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