The earliest astronomical building stargazing platform in Dengfeng

Located 15 kilometers southeast of Dengfeng city, the Star Observatory was built by guo Shoujing, a famous astronomer in the Yuan Dynasty. It is the oldest existing astronomical observation building in China and also a famous astronomical observation building in the world. It is an important historical witness of Dengfeng Songshan Mountain as "the middle of heaven and earth".

位于登封市城东南15公里处的观星台，为元代著名天文学家郭守敬所建，是中国现存最古老、也是世界上著名的天文观测建筑，是登封嵩山作为“天地之中”的重要历史见证。

Like the Zhougong Observatory, the Observatory is an expression of the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese people. On March 4, 1961, the Observatory was announced by The State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1999, stargazing Platform was identified as the patriotism education base of Henan Province.

与周公测景台一样，观星台是中国人智慧和天才创造力的体现。1961年3月4日，观星台被国务院公布为第一批全国重点文物保护单位。1999年，观星台被确定为河南省爱国主义教育基地。

On August 1, 2010, as the only scientific and technological building among the eight historic buildings in Dengfeng Tiandi, the Observatory was listed in the World Cultural Heritage list by UNESCO at the 34th World Heritage Conference.

 

2010年8月1日，观星台作为登封天地之中历史建筑群八处十一项中唯一的科技建筑，被联合国教科文组织第34届世界遗产大会列入世界文化遗产名录。