Observatory Museum in the historic city of the Silk Road 🌔🪐🇺🇿

#9月好去地方2024 Ulugh Beg Observatory is located near the modern city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan. It was built by Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg in the 1420s. This astronomy school was established during the Timurid Empire and was the last astronomy school in the Islamic Middle Ages. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908. A small astronomy museum was built on the site of the observatory, which is one of the tourist attractions in Samarkand🇺🇿🐪🛖 The current Ulug Beg Observatory Museum houses the Arabic manuscript "Zij-i Sultani" of Ulug Beg's star map and copies of important European printed versions of Ulug Beg's works. It also contains an astrolabe and other instruments as well as a miniature reconstruction of the observatory itself🌟✨ The museum is a bit far from the center of Samarkand and visitors may need a taxi to get there. If you are interested in astronomy, it is worth visiting! ️ 📍M2F4+W7M, Toshkent yo'li, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan