Ulugh Beg Observatory
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March 23
Ulugh Beg was a famous astronomer and statesman who lived in the Middle Ages.
During the Golden Age of Islamic civilization, he made a name for himself in history with his groundbreaking astronomical studies in the Turkestan region.
His books and records laid the foundation for astronomy and space science in the West, and his works were used as reference books for centuries.
Unfortunately, he was overthrown by his own son, ambushed, and martyred—thus becoming immortalized in history.
This is the place where his tomb and the remains of the observatory he established are located. I am sure you have never been to such a historical site before.
Entrance fee: 50,000 sum per person.
April 28
Very impressive statue and worldwide known scientist.
Important info from the internet:
Ulugh Beg was the grandson of the conqueror Tamerlane and was a mathematician and astronomer. He founded an important centre for study at Samarkand staffed with the best scientists of the time. He did important early work on trigonometry.
August 15, 2024
A museum which demonstrates the story of the life of a great scholar, who was able to make one of the biggest achievements of oriental scholars in the medieval age. Ulughbek was the grandson of the great Timur and was prominent for his unique knowledge and understanding of astronomy, for building the best for that period observatory, for being able to obtain the most accurate data on the location of stars and the duration of the year. The only more accurate information was obtained in our days using electronic astronomic tools.
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December 30, 2024
Impressive history and scientific impact
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April 12
50 000 sum for a bad museum is too much
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May 29
Surrendered by beautiful lush garden
September 24, 2024
The museum is quite small. With the entrance fee of 40,000 per person, not much to see. But the surrounding area is well kept and manicured. Good for one visit, definitely would not come again.
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March 20
Very beautiful place holding huge significance in the astrology world.
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May 25
Tarixiy joy
February 28
Also xizmat
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May 27, 2024
Amazing! It's such a great historical place of such a great person Ulugh Bek, his since work gives me a wonderful impression.
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March 12, 2024
Super
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July 9, 2023
Nice place
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March 29
The Mirzo Ulugbek Observatory in Samarkand is a place that impresses with its historical significance and atmosphere of scientific greatness. Visiting it, it was as if I had touched the era of the Middle Ages, when astronomy here reached incredible heights. The most impressive thing is the preserved part of the giant quadrant, which was used to measure the position of celestial bodies. Its size and accuracy, considering that everything was done without modern technology, are simply staggering.
The area around is well-groomed, with a neat park and a monument to Ulugbek himself, which adds to the solemnity of the place. There is a small museum nearby where you can learn more about the life of this outstanding scientist and his contribution to world science. The exposition is modest, but informative — especially interesting are the layouts and stories about how the famous astronomical tables were created.
The visit left a feeling of pride in human thought and a desire for knowledge, which Ulugbek embodied in this place. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of science or just wants to see something unique. It is better to come with a guide to better understand the significance of the observatory, and always in comfortable shoes — stairs and hills require little physical training!
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June 2
I wasn't interested in watching it without a guide. The exposition is small. But the place itself is beautiful! There are a lot of benches for relaxing, lots of diverse greenery, beautiful views for photos. There is a monument to Amir Timur nearby. For hiking, especially in the evening, I highly recommend it!
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April 8
An interesting museum, there are interactive displays with AI that will help you explore the surrounding buildings without a guide. The observatory itself is small and accessible, as is the museum, but it is quite interesting. There are several places for interesting photos around. Tickets are available.
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May 1
One of the most magnificent sights of Central Asia. The observatory was built in the 15th century thanks to the dream of the ruler of Samarkand, Mirzo Ulugbek. The observatory accurately determined the astronomical year of 365 days with an error of 58 seconds, and compiled a catalog of 1018 stars. As a ruler, Ulugbek did not devote enough time to state affairs, he was more interested in mathematics and astronomy.You can see the observatory, which was created and built manually, long before the creation of telescopes. Mirzo Ulugbek worked on his discoveries at this observatory! I advise everyone to visit, it will be 100% interesting and informative.
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April 16
In the evening, the lighting is incredible, and there is a lot of calligraphy in the museum. Wonderful and sincere staff, we are glad that we visited here. Beautiful atmosphere especially in the evening when the light are on
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February 1
A small but interesting museum. If you don't know the history, it's better to take a guide. The cost of the tour is small, but the story is very fascinating (we had a female guide: interestingly, the children learned a lot of new things).
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January 5
1000 rubles entrance for two people.
There's almost nothing to see.
A small museum with almost no words in Russian (Uzbek and English).
If you want a detailed history of the place, buy a guide (another 50 thousand soums).
By the way, the observatory itself has almost not been preserved.
There are sights in Samarkand that are much more interesting.
Plus, they'll also charge money for the toilet.
In short, 50 thousand soums entrance + 50 thousand soums guide + 2 thousand soums entrance to the toilet as of January 2025 is the price tag of entry to each caravanserai/ madrasah/ mosque, of which there are dozens.
They get hung up on tourists.
Tip: bargain mercilessly at all times and everywhere.
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April 22
An interesting place to visit. A symbol of the enlightenment of Samarkand in the era of Ulugbek, grandson of Tamerlane.
The entire complex of the remains of the observatory and museum can be bypassed without a guide in no more than 30 minutes.
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April 25
There is a lot to tell about this place! I advise you to take a guide! Without him, this is an ordinary museum, where it's hard to understand something. It will be incredibly interesting to have a guide, especially a competent one. It turns out that Ulugbek's Zij is still used by Europe in the study of astronomy! Hundreds of years have passed, but Ulugbek remains a great scientist.
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October 24, 2024
A small well-maintained area, the remains of an observatory, a museum. It is interesting to touch a historical relic. Everything is surrounded by greenery and flowers. Nicely. You can relax on the benches. There is a sundial, but unfortunately we were on a rainy day. The observatory is quite far away, there is only one bus here, it is more convenient to take a taxi. There is a monument to Ulugbek nearby. I recommend you to visit, there is no such place anywhere else.
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April 27
One of the most beautiful sights in Asia, you can see the observatory, which was created and built manually long before the creation of telescopes. Mirzo Ulugbek worked on his discoveries at this observatory! I advise everyone to visit, those who are interested in astronomy will be 100% interesting and informative.%
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January 15
Well, this…
We walked there for an hour. Fortunately, the weather was good. We rested on a bench next to the monument to Ulugbek. We climbed the stairs. There's nothing there. A playground, a small modern building, and another structure - old or new - is unclear. A booth with a security guard requires you to buy a ticket to get even to the playground without entering the buildings. We left without paying. There's nothing special there.
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April 6
After you see the majestic monument and who knows who it is, of course, because you heard one phrase from tourists "I don't know who it is, but you click me" Then go up the stairs and then you are greeted by a man who sees tourists right away, of course, and demands payment. The tourist police are with him, but there will be nothing to be surprised about even if when you go through and pay, the man, when asked why he didn't take money from everyone, started filming on camera and immediately left, so be careful. Many people are trying to find a way to earn extra money from tourists. The country is beautiful and full of impressions
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May 19
It's a very interesting historical place. He's the oldest. Despite the fact that you can see so well during the day, it's very cool. Thanks to. Because it's still there.
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January 3
The museum features the remains of the Ulugbek Observatory, as well as an exhibition dedicated to the development of astronomy, mathematics and navigation. The power of scientific development is still impressive today.
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May 11
A very interesting story about the creation of this observatory and stargazing is amazing in scale. It is better to arrive early in the morning while there are no crowds of tourists. For solo travelers, only a guide is offered. In many places, there are only guides or audio guides for up to 10 people.
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May 25
A historical observatory has been excavated and a museum has been built. In general, it's interesting, but if you don't really like the topic of observatories, then you can skip it. Beautiful area around, you can walk, nice views.
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October 23, 2024
An interesting place, a curious story of the find!I advise you to visit!! It is located on an elevation, it was a sunny day in October, flowers and well-groomed trees are around. The photos turned out to be good!
You can take a guide to find out all the details. We ordered a mini-tour at the checkout, on the spot. But the story took only half an hour and included an inspection of the main "exhibit" and a small museum, where various excavated gizmos and previously used devices for studying the stars are collected.
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December 17, 2024
The place is beautiful, you can come with children, the place is great for children. You can also ride a scooter. And you can see the old exhibits in the museum.
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April 24
Decent, large-scale, interesting.
But you need to have a good guide, not about the museum halls, but about Ulugbek, the observatory, and what it was like 1000 years ago!
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May 1
The partially preserved medieval observatory impresses with its size and grand scale for those times. One can only guess about its real greatness in the time of Ulugbek - the exposition in the neighboring museum contains historical reconstructions. You can walk to the excavations on the territory of ancient Samarkand (before the Mongol invasion).
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April 7
According to childhood memories: Dad brought me to show this place, for me as a child, the perception of a certain grayness and pit. It sounded loud, though.
And today it really is a museum building. Decorated, highlighted. There is a museum nearby, in which photos and exhibits from the past "gray" are no longer seen like this.
Very well maintained and pleasant area around the museum.
I recommend you to visit!
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March 4
We could not understand the admiration of this landmark.
I was sorry for the time I spent on a trip to a museum far from the center.
P.S.
We visited all the sights with a very good guide.
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May 13
One of the grandest buildings of antiquity. It is a pity that the upper floors were not preserved, but I am glad that at least the underground part remained. The project of one of the world's greatest scientists, Mirza Ulugbek.
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March 27
It's beautiful, but I still don't understand why 50,000 per person. We spent at most 10 minutes there. They don't even allow you to take pictures of buildings for free from the outside, and there's nothing to do inside. The greed of the locals is sometimes amazing. You can take a photo from the Internet, save the money.
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November 8, 2024
One of the main attractions of the city, evidence of the extraordinary mind of the great scientist Ulugbek. The preserved part has been carefully restored, in a small museum nearby you can understand how everything worked, look at the star tables. The territory is very well maintained, lots of greenery. The entrance fee is moderate. How
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May 19
An interesting location worth visiting is dedicated to the scientist and ruler Mirzo Ulugbek.
There is a small museum and the remains of an observatory on site.
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November 11, 2024
A very interesting attraction of Samarkand. I recommend a mandatory visit, and take a guided tour. The observatory was built in the 15th century thanks to the dream of the ruler of Samarkand Mirzo Ulugbek. In this observatory, the astronomical year of 365 days was accurately determined with an error of 58 seconds, and a catalog of 1018 stars was compiled. As a ruler, Ulugbek did not devote enough time to state affairs, he was more interested in mathematics and astronomy. As a result, he died at the hands of radical clergy. The observatory was looted and at the end of the 16th century was dismantled by local residents into bricks for their buildings. Today we can see the underground part of the observatory thanks to Russian and Soviet archaeologists.
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May 12
The place is great.The approach to the guests is a bit strange.It's not a very comfortable state when you get punched tickets for 50,000 Soms out of a drawer when they cost 20,000 Soms in front of you and you're involved in it.I felt uneasy and kind of sick at heart, to be honest.All the warm feelings about Samarkand have diminished.Not the right approach from my point of view.
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June 2
It's a very interesting place, be sure to visit, I advise you.
Here you can realize how people of that time mastered a high level of knowledge)
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April 1
In fact, there's nothing to see here in general. Only the outline and the underground part of the observatory itself have been preserved. In general, everyone takes pictures of her. There is also a very miniature museum, but it is of no interest. The entrance fee is 35,000 or so...
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January 4
Impressions depend on the guide. A staircase leads to the Observatory. Uncool. The territory has been improved. It takes about 30-40 minutes to get to the object. You should not go separately. It is better to immediately take the Afrosiab Museum in that direction. The entrance is 50 thousand soums
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May 22
A good place, an excursion point. After seeing all the sights of Samarkand, the Ulukbek Observatory was not very impressed.
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January 6
Maybe it would be good to get in, I got a divorce for money. You can climb to the monument for free, and then you have to pay to go to the observatory itself. And if there are prices for different visits in the price list , and the cashier hits the total price for everything at once. And I don't need everything.
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April 25
It's very atmospheric, you definitely need to take a guide, don't spare any money, they tell you everything very interestingly. Like it.
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April 23, 2024
After visiting the Ulugbek Observatory in the city of Samarkand, I was amazed by the majestic beauty and ancient wisdom of this amazing place. Ancient astronomical instruments, built more than five centuries ago, fascinate with their precision and sophistication. Walking around the observatory, I felt like a witness to the greatness of ancient stellar observations and amazing discoveries in the field of astronomy. The great Ulugbek, an unsurpassed scientist and ruler who created this unique structure, makes you think about the infinity of the Universe and the human desire for knowledge. Visiting the Ulugbek Observatory was not just an excursion for me, but a real journey through time and space, which opened up new horizons for my perception of the world. I recommend all true connoisseurs of history and science to visit this amazing place and feel the greatness of the spirit of ancient scientists and builders.
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May 10
I'm a little disappointed. The expectations were one thing, but the reality was another.
Admission for foreign citizens is 50,000 soums. You go up the stairs, there are two people who escort you to the ticket office. The park is green and beautiful.
There are guided tours.
Two buildings are represented. There is a museum in the first small building, and the remains of an observation device in the second.
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