Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland - gazing the stars from the 'roof of Europe'



You might say that the image above was edited into a special software, since it's hard to believe that a such place can exist on our planet. Well, for those who doubt the authenticity of this image, they have not yet made acquaintance with 'The Sphinx', the observer that allows you to gaze the stars from an altitude of 3,571 meters.




This viewing structure was places on unfavorable environment and rocks and everything about it produces awe and admiration. Sphinx is a building placed at the highest altitude in Europe, and the main purpose of the Centre is to explore the stars.


If you ever find yourself in Berne, you can take a 45 minutes train ride to the mountains, and from there you should take a few hours road to the observatory. Such viewing platforms offers superb memories that will last forever.


On 13 December, 2001 the UNESCO declared the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn as the first monument in the Alpine Region of Switzerland. Most of it is not accessible to tourists, but they are still allowed to watch the stars (or the surrounding) from the terrace of the observer.

image sources: guardian.co.uk, kuriositas.com, flickr.com/photos/fukagawa/78409403
source: Travel Places

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