what remains...
of the earth mound that surrounded Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe's observatory...
(In the background, left, you can see the domes of his restored, ground-level, observatory, Stjerneborg.)
"A large wall, 75 meters on a side and 5.5 meters high was planned to surround Uraniborg, but never built, instead a high earth mound was constructed and lasted until today being the only remain of the observatory still in place. Uraniborg was located in the very middle, with an extensive set of intricate gardens between the mound walls and the building. In addition to being decorative, the gardens also supplied herbs for the Tycho's medicinal chemistry experiments. The gardens are currently being re-created, using seeds found on-site or identified in Tycho's writings."
what remains...
of the earth mound that surrounded Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe's observatory...
(In the background, left, you can see the domes of his restored, ground-level, observatory, Stjerneborg.)
"A large wall, 75 meters on a side and 5.5 meters high was planned to surround Uraniborg, but never built, instead a high earth mound was constructed and lasted until today being the only remain of the observatory still in place. Uraniborg was located in the very middle, with an extensive set of intricate gardens between the mound walls and the building. In addition to being decorative, the gardens also supplied herbs for the Tycho's medicinal chemistry experiments. The gardens are currently being re-created, using seeds found on-site or identified in Tycho's writings."