The Rundetårn (English pronunciation- Round Tower) is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural schemes of Christian IV, were built as an astronomical observatory. It is mostly renowned for its 7.5-twist helical corridor leading to the pinnacle, and for the expansive views it offers over Copenhagen.
Rundetaarn or the round tower is the oldest implementation observatory in Europe and sky stars have been watched here since 1642. At the occasion when Christian the IV built this tower, Denmark was quite legendary for its astronomical achievements of the astronomer Tycho Brahe. When he died in 1601 the King aspires to continue the research of Brahe and thus the round tower came into being. Today it has been a moment since the scientists left the telescope, but the observatory is still frequently used by amateur astronomers and the many visitors of the tower.
This tower was the initial part of the Trinitatis Complex, which shared church, library and observatory in a solo building. The Tower once soared far above from the rest of the rooftops in the city, and University astronomers studied the stars and planets from the Observatory at the top. The dais that runs around the outside of the Observatory provides views over the old Latin Quarter from where you can easily spot most of the city's famous buildings.
The scholars may have unoccupied the building a long time ago, but during the winter guests are still able to stare at the outer space from Europe's oldest functioning observatory. The existing public observatory was built in 1929. Here everybody can look at the whereabouts of the heavenly bodies through the big telescope. During winter the observatory is open on Tuesday and Wednesday evening and during summer it is open Sunday afternoon. The platform is open each day all year round.
