EU: Ulugbeki observatoorium, Samarkand (1972)
1972 Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The remains of the Ulugh Beg Observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 1972. Built in the 1420s by the Timurid ruler and astronomer Ulugh Beg, it once housed a giant sextant used to chart the positions of stars and planets with notable precision for its era.
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