Ancient Observatory

Bronze instruments still crown the old city wall

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Huge bronze instruments stand on a brick platform above a surviving section of the Ming city wall. The observatory was built in 1442, and its open terrace holds an armillary sphere, a celestial globe, a quadrant and a sextant.

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