Ulugh Beg Observatory
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June 8, 2024
Be sure to take a tour, it will not be so interesting without a tour, the guide will tell you the details of many exhibits
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June 8, 2024
I have been to Samarkand many times. I've never really liked this city. The city itself is good and so are the people, but almost all the "historical monuments" are new. The observatory itself is not interesting. But next to her they cook a very tasty nukhot shurak, it has 5 stars. We come here just for him.
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September 13, 2024
At first glance, it's just a piece of sextant. However, in fact, this is a place where fateful discoveries took place, this is a place where people went beyond the boundaries of the possible and made discoveries that gave impetus to scientific progress of our time.
It is a pity that we cannot enter the famous Ulugbek library or see this 3-storey building, which was designed and built by scientists to explore the boundless cosmos.
The energy of this place is so powerful that you begin to feel like a part of something immense.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to V.L.Vyatkin for his love for Samarkand and its ancient history. After all, it was thanks to him that the ruins of the Mirzo-Ulugbek observatory were found!!!
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September 11, 2024
We were on an excursion, everything is fine, clean.Ticket prices for Russians are 4 times more expensive than local ones.The toilet is also paid.
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June 30, 2024
They only sell tickets at the entrance perfectly, and that's where the interest in visitors ends. The exhibition features a large monument, a building on a hill and the observatory itself.. The monument (Ulukbek) is sitting, despite the fact that it is a monument. The building on the hill is like a museum, where things from different periods are collected, but they do not look like museum exhibits, everything is new.
I also found a sundial on a polished plate, it is not visible at all where the arrow is located, I doubt that in ancient times someone polished the dial disk.
In short, the place is invented or clumsily recreated, it does not smell of history.
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October 26, 2024
A beautiful place , at sunset the place is painted with beautiful colors😍
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November 29, 2023
If you are interested in history, then this is a great place. Be sure to buy a guided tour on the spot. It will be conducted by the locals. A very interesting place. At the same time, this is only the smallest part of the complex that was once here. Entrance is paid.
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June 24, 2024
The first thing that pleases is the appearance of the museum. It takes no more than 15 minutes to get to the museum and the observatory. Prices for tourists: 40 thousand soums for an adult and 30 for a child. The great value is the story.
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March 13
The place is extremely amazing. The scale is amazing, but this is a small part of the real one.
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July 28, 2023
We went there with a great desire to touch history, look at artifacts, and feel the spirit of that time. In front of the Observatory, a bronze monument of Ulugbek was erected against the background of a wall with space drawn (beautifully) the toe of the shoe shines strongly from scuffing (this is already a tradition in many countries and cities to make a wish or ask for something cherished and rub some part of the monument). Next to the monument there is a square with benches and urns, green lawns and trees giving shade. People who didn't get there by taxi can take a breath and thank you for that.
As such, there is no observatory, you pay for the entrance and you can enter a small museum consisting of an entrance and one small hall, there are few exhibits and those related to Ulugbek's works can generally be counted on the fingers of one hand. There is a small sundial next to the building. And that's all you can see there. And there is a paid toilet, but it was closed and it was not possible to find the keeper of the keys to the facilities.
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February 26
Cozy places, fresh air and the story of the great Astrologer.
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February 4, 2024
An educational place. But I agree with the reviews about the guides. Look at the rating, even when you buy a tour, you can find out in advance who will tell you the story from the trip organizer. You can order a guide from the hotel. In the Observatory itself, the best age guide (knows more, reads more).
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October 4, 2023
I liked. Competent guides. There is a beautiful park and monument around. Tourists come in families. From the observatory itself, there is a beautiful view of a part of Samarkand. It should be visited there.
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June 7, 2023
Before visiting, it is advisable to read a little about the place itself, so that there is no great disappointment from what you see.
A small museum with more photographs than the exhibits themselves, as there is little left of Ulugbek's activities.
You can take a guide right on the spot (well, if you're lucky, everyone gives information in different ways). I came across a woman who is in love with her story and treats Ulugbek himself with great respect (by the way, the locals are ready to talk a lot about him, Tamerlane, and the saints).
The scientist and astronomer Ulugbek left, of course, a great mark on history and science. His books have been republished in various languages, and astronomical objects are named after him. The fact that he made so many observations and accurate calculations in his observatory is admirable!!!
Unfortunately, only a small underground part remains of the observatory itself, but this makes a very strong impression!!!
Also on the territory is the grave of Vasily Vyatkin, who found and revealed the remains of the observatory to the world.
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April 17, 2024
Many descriptions of the place include a pictorial reconstruction of the building. In fact, only the foundation and part of the base of the sextant remained. Therefore, a guide is needed on the spot to draw in imagination what was in this place, then it becomes clear the greatness of the idea and Ulugbek
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October 27, 2024
Oh, my Samarkand, these holy places, what can I write how many ancestors have passed I don't have enough words
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May 1, 2024
If you consider yourself an educated person, you must visit an observatory that is several centuries ahead of European science. The wonderful museum will tell you in an easy and relaxed manner about the structure and devices used by scientists of that time, there is an augmented reality application. Definitely a master
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May 20, 2024
The remains of the path of the Ulugbek observatory, along which a device was moved to measure the distance to the celestial bodies. And these measurements were made about 500 years ago. And the most interesting thing is that the results obtained have minimal errors when compared with current measurements.
Nearby is a museum with models of the observatory and the sights of astronomy of Uzbekistan
I recommend it for a visit.
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January 2, 2024
An important place from the point of view of the development of science, but it is expensive to visit what is there. If not with an excursion, then you can get there and then walk past Afrosiab to the market and Registan. It's not super hard even for the untrained
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March 29
There is nothing to see, and the price is 50,000 soums per person. I do not recommend visiting. Well, if only for show.
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May 2, 2024
A historically interesting place, if you immerse yourself in the times and imagine how the pundits watched the sun, but you should not count on beautiful photos
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March 4, 2024
A historical place. Only a part of the observatory remains from the real story. The museum is a novelty, it's not worth the money. It is better to see the monument to Ulugbek and the remains of the observatory
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April 17, 2024
We visited the observatory as part of a sightseeing tour of Samarkand. It is amazing that Tamerlane's grandson in 1424-28 built a cyclopean structure worthy of being the eighth wonder of the world, with which he calculated the length of the year with an error of 1 minute and 20 seconds relative to modern data and compiled an atlas of the starry sky, which was used by Western European astronomers. The architectural and historical monuments of Uzbekistan are definitely worth looking at with your own eyes.
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April 22, 2024
For 30k sums, it is not worth visiting at all. For the locals, 10k is still somehow decent. The cashier clamped down and did not bargain, so he did not receive anything)
The location is so clean at once, for those who are interested, you can just look at the photo and read a couple of articles on the Internet. There's not much to see
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November 22, 2024
The museum is small, the observatory is almost nothing but memories
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September 26, 2024
Just a view of the city from a hill. You can view the remains of the observatory mechanism from the fenced area.
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March 10, 2024
The most unfortunate place to visit. A very small museum with an incomprehensible exposition: I made it out of what was there. Yes, an interesting ancient device and a piece of an ancient staircase going underground. But it's not worth the money at all.
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February 28
At the entrance, guides offer their services, I noticed that the guided tour is not long, the museum itself describes the exhibits only in Uzbek and English, which is a violation of Russian-speaking visitors
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March 12, 2024
The attraction could become a tourist attraction for a small town. But it is difficult to withstand competition in Samarkand) It is strange that this place was chosen for the one hundred thousandth bill. In general, I would like a larger museum. Spoiled Samarkand
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June 12, 2024
Everything is beautifully done, but there is almost nothing to see. The whole inspection took 15 minutes. Another woman tried to take money for the toilet. We didn't let her and she went to the others to paint the fence)
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September 26, 2023
A cool place, we were lucky that there was a very professional guide. He spoke in great detail about Ulugbek, how educated he was and did a lot for his country
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December 5, 2023
An interesting place, an ancient astronomical device- a sextant- has been preserved here, with the help of which the height of the heavenly bodies was determined. Scientists of this observatory have also created a map of the starry sky.
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July 18, 2023
I recommend taking a guided tour. Very competent guides on the territory. There is a lot to see and learn more about the universe, astronomy, geography and history of Uzbekistan, the Silk Road and others
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November 8, 2023
On November 6, 2023, my husband and I (he is a local) decided to visit the observatory, went to the checkout to pay for the entrance, the girl voiced about a hundred rubles for two, the husband had already taken out the money to pay off when suddenly she noticed that I speak Russian and therefore is now obliged to pay about 300 rubles, of course we changed our mind to go in if the cashier had immediately voiced it, we would have calmly paid and entered, but her submission offended a little and spoiled the mood
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April 30, 2024
If you go up the stairs from the monument, go to the ticket office. Going up the next staircase, you can pass by. But the price is 40,000 soums. By and large, the dry residue contains the circumference of the foundation, an underground part that can be viewed from above and a small museum. There is a lot of diverse information about Ulugbek, you can get acquainted in advance.
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November 6, 2023
A very interesting museum and a small park around. It is better, of course, to take an excursion. We took an overview of the city the day before, so the information was already there.
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March 31, 2024
A beautiful complex, there is a small museum. The most important thing that has been preserved is a fragment of a real observatory 👍
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May 4, 2024
A very good place, I recommend a visit with a guided tour, the guides are wonderful!
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July 11, 2024
A very interesting place, but it is better to visit with a guide in TG to look for a channel - legendasamarkanda in English
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April 14, 2024
The most open attraction of the city of Samarkand is always open to you dear guests!!! Open all the doors for yourself!
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May 6, 2024
A small museum, a beautiful garden, spoils everything only with a new model — chrome railings everywhere and everywhere 🤦🏻♀️ it would be possible to withstand everything in one interior.
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April 6, 2024
Admission costs money, there's nothing to see there. You can't go down there. You can visit the museum of folk architecture and everyday life. There are a couple of models of the observatory in the museum. The entrance is not worth the money at all ( disappointment
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September 13, 2024
I was not impressed. It would be more interesting to be accompanied by a guide . The entrance fee is the same as in Registan
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June 13, 2024
Historically, it probably has value, but for tourists it is very weak. The entrance price is the same as for other larger attractions. 15-20 minutes in time, no more.
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March 26, 2024
A very interesting and informative place! The guides know the history very well and answer many questions!
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March 16
The great mind of Ulugbek is amazing. This is a miracle of engineering.
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May 2, 2024
A historical landmark, a must-visit for everyone who came to Samarkand.
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June 4, 2024
We took a taxi, went in, looked at everything for free. There are several objects that can be viewed through Augmented Reality via a smartphone.
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March 24
A unique place! Take a guided tour so you don't get bored
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November 27, 2023
A neat, small and pleasant place. Everything is preserved with love, the guides tell from the heart. I recommend autumn
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