🔭 Dominion Observatory

Canada · Americas · 45.39°N, 75.71°W

The Dominion Observatory was an astronomical observatory and federal scientific institution in Ottawa, Ontario. It operated from 1902 until 1970 and played a central role in astronomy, timekeeping, geophysics, and surveying in Canada. The main building, designed by Chief Dominion Architect David Ewart, was constructed on the Central Experimental Farm between 1902 and 1905 in the Romanesque Revival style.

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Quick facts

Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	45.39°N, 75.71°W · view on map

Dominion Observatory is located in Canada, in Americas.

More observatories in Canada

Algonquin Radio Observatory · Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory · David Dunlap Observatory · Dominion Astrophysical Observatory · Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory · Elginfield Observatory · Killarney Provincial Park Observatory · Mont Mégantic Observatory · Newbrook Observatory · Rothney Astrophysical Observatory.

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