Helmut Ullrich Astronomical Observatory

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The Helmut Ullrich Astronomical Observatory is an observatory situated on Col Drusciè, a mountain peak in the Dolomites located within Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The observatory sits at an elevation of 1,780 metres above sea level and includes two domes, with a 20" Newtonian telescope and an 11" Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope inside. ()

Coordinates: 46°32'41"N, 12°7'3"E

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Nearby attractions include: Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio, Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum, La Cooperativa di Cortina, Sacrario militare di Pocol.

0.7 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport venue
Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
19 min walk • Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio was built between 1952 and 1954, primarily as an open air Figure skating arena in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, to hold between seven and eight thousand spectators, with the possibility of making temporary arrangements to accommodate twelve to fifteen thousand for the period of the Olympics.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum, Cortina d'Ampezzo
28 min walk • Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum is a contemporary and modern art museum in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It is one of three museums administered by Le Regole d'Ampezzo, the other two being the Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum and the Regole of Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum.
1.1 miSE
46°32'13"N • 12°8'19"E
La Cooperativa di Cortina, Cortina d'Ampezzo
29 min walk • Shopping, Department store, Shopping centre
1.2 miS
Memorial
Sacrario militare di Pocol, Cortina d'Ampezzo
31 min walk • Sacrario militare di Pocol is a cemetery and shrine near the Falzarego Pass, in the locality of Pocol in the comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
1 miSE
Church, Baroque architecture
Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo, Cortina d'Ampezzo
27 min walk • Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostles Philip and James, patron saint of Cortina d'Ampezzo.
1.1 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes, Cortina d'Ampezzo
30 min walk • Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Cortina d'Ampezzo's Grava di Sotto neighborhood. Built in 1907, it contains elements by the artist Corrado Pitscheider of the Val Gardena.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum, Cortina d'Ampezzo
19 min walk • Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum is a palaeontological museum in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It is one of three museums administered by Le Regole d'Ampezzo, the other two being the Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum and the Regole of Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum.
0.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Eugenio Monti track, Cortina d'Ampezzo
13 min walk • The Eugenio Monti olympic track is a bobsleigh and skeleton track located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It is named after Eugenio Monti, who won six bobsleigh medals at the Winter Olympic Games between 1956 and 1968 and ten medals at the FIBT World Championships between 1957 and 1966.