KFU Astronomical observatory
V.P. Engelhard Astronomical observatory
The Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University represent an ensemble of the Kazan Observatory and a complex comprising a suburban Observatory, its historical buildings, museum exhibits, a culture and presentation complex of the Planetarium and an astrological park. The former is located in the central part of Kazan. The latter – in Zelenodolsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan, in the north-east of the European part of the Russian Federation.
The properties proposed for inscription on the list are directly related to the events of the outstanding universal value. The advent of a fundamental celestial coordinate system allowed us to clarify astronomical constants and address fundamental, cosmological issues of the emergence and evolution of the Universe. Also, the accumulation of data on the Sun laid the groundwork for a deeper understanding of the processes occurring on the Sun and other stars and helped to predict solar activity which had a direct impact on the process of evolution on Earth.
Source: UNESCO WHS Tentative List
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