Uraniborg

Uraniborg (Eng. " Uraniborg " ) was the observatory of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was built in 1576-1580 on Ven, an island in the Öresund.

Tycho wrote on 8 August 1576 that they had laid the foundation. The building was dedicated to Urania, the muse of astronomy, and named after her Uraniborg, the Castle of Urania. On construction had significant artists of the time: the architect Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder, the sculptor Johan Gregor van der Schardt was responsible for the sculptural iconography and the large fountain in the house was the work of Georg Niirnberger Labenwolf.

Uraniborg was a kind of early research, which attracted students from many regions. The palace housed equipment for alchemical researches. The gardens consisted of herbs and flowers, which were arranged in geometric patterns. Nearby lay Tycho Stjerneborg observatory that he built when he noticed that Uraniborg was not stable enough for its precision instruments.

With the loss of support from the new King Christian IV, Tycho Ven left in 1597, and both Uraniborg and Stjerneborg were destroyed shortly after his death. Stjerneborg archaeologically rediscovered and restored in the 1950s and now houses a multimedia show.