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Q:.How tall is the Round Tower?
A: The tower is 34,8 m from the ground to the platform.
Q: Who built the Round Tower?
A: The Round Tower was built by Christian IV between 1637 and 1642
Q: Is it true that Christian IV was horseback riding to the top of the tower?
A: We don´t know. The only thing we can say for sure is that the Russian Czar Peter the Great took the trip to the top on horseback and his wife rode behind him in a carriage.
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Q: What is the Round Tower?
A:The Round Tower is Europe’s
oldest functioning astronomy observatory. Here university
astronomers used to study the stars and planets. Today it is
open to visitors, who are invited to peer through the huge
telescope.
Q:Did Tycho Brahe work in the
Round Tower’s observatory
A: No, Tycho Brahe left Denmark
long before the construction of the Round Tower. But his
pupil Longomontanus was assigned to organize the first
observatory at the tower. His ideas for the organization
were based on Tycho Brahe’s observatory Stjerneborg on the
island Hven.
Q: How
many rounds does one have to make climbing the Spiral Walk.
A: The Spiral Ramp leading to the
top winds 7,5 turns round the hollow core of the tower
Q:Do the Round Tower have a lift
A:No, you have to walk all the way
to the top
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