Kremsmunster Observatory
Observatoř Kremsmünster
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.

📜 Historic observatory and natural history museum.
🔍 Housed in a nine-story 'mathematical tower' built between 1749 and 1758.

Why Go

🔭 Explore scientific and theological study
🏛️ See early high-rise architecture
🐻 View unique collections: cave bear skeleton, mammoth tooth, Egyptian mummy, Kepler's sextant
🕰️ Discover one of the world's longest-running weather rooms (since 1763)

Why Avoid

🚶‍♀️ Tours only with a guide

Tips

🗣️ Guided tours available in English, French, Italian

Hours

🕒 May - October: 10 AM and 2 PM; mid-July - mid-September: also 4 PM. November - April: closed.

Last updated 8 days ago

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