page_title: Toulouse Observatory
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caption_attribution_description: Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Observatoire de Toulouse, Toulouse, Frankreich.English&#x3a;&#32; Toulouse Observatory, facade of the main building.Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Observatoire de Toulouse, façade du bâtiment principal. Architecte Urbain Vitry. Urbain Vitry &#160;(1802&#8211;1863)&#160;&#160;DescriptionFrench architect and urban plannerDate of birth/death 2 July 1802&#160; 27 September 1863&#160;Location of birth/death Toulouse ToulouseWork period1830-1843Work location Toulouse&#160;Authority control : Q3552172 VIAF:&#8201;25536026 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0000 6681 1931 ULAN:&#8201;500071876 LCCN:&#8201;nr2001024365 Open Library:&#8201;OL667410A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q3552172 This building is inscrit au titre des Monuments Historiques. It is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture,&#160;under the reference PA00094625 . беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎&#160;| বাংলা&#160;| brezhoneg&#160;| català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| Ελληνικά&#160;| English&#160;| Esperanto&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| suomi&#160;| français&#160;| magyar&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| română&#160;| русский&#160;| sicilianu&#160;| svenska&#160;| українська&#160;| العربيَّة&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: The Toulouse Observatory is located in Toulouse, France and was established in 1733.
  It was founded by l'Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse. It was moved 1841 and again in 1981.
  In 1987, Genevieve Soucail of the Toulouse Observatory and her collaborators presented data of a blue ring-like structure in Abell 370 and proposed a gravitational lensing interpretation
  In the 1990s the observatory worked on MEGACAM with several other institutions.
context_section_description: The Toulouse Observatory (French: Observatoire de Toulouse) is located in Toulouse, France and was established in 1733.
  It was founded by l'Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse ("Academy of Science, Inscriptions and the Humanities of Toulouse"). It was moved 1841 and again in 1981.
  In 1987, Genevieve Soucail of the Toulouse Observatory and her collaborators presented data of a blue ring-like structure in Abell 370 and proposed a gravitational lensing interpretation
  In the 1990s the observatory worked on MEGACAM with several other institutions.
caption: Facade of the main building
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