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Uraniborg was the astronomical observatory of Tycho Brahe; built circa 1576-1580 on Ven (also known as Hven or Hveen), an island in the
Öresund; between Zealand and Scania.
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Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg from his 1598 mechanica book (largest scan 320KB)
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Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg main building from the 1663 Blaeu's Atlas Major
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Uraniborg became a kind of early "research institute", which attracted students from many regions. The palace also held equipment for
alchemical research, and the gardens held herbs and flowers in geometrically laid out patterns. Nearby was Tycho's subterranean
Stjerneborg observatory which he built when he found Uraniborg not stable
enough for his precision instruments. On losing support from the king Christian IV of Denmark Tycho abandoned Ven in 1597 and both
Uraniborg and Stjerneborg were destroyed shortly after Tycho's death.
The gardens of Uraniborg are currently slowly being restored as part of a historical research project to use the species and
varieties then extant.
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