Tycho Brahe's Castle
On the island of Hven between Denmark and Sweden, which Tycho
Brahe recived from the danish king as his home for his activities,
Tycho Brahe
let build a castle. He dedicated this to the Godess of the sky,
and named it Uraniborg, or Uraniburgi in latin,
after the greek Godess Urania.
It was not so big, 15 meters by 15 meters, but still exquisite.
The garden was carefully arranged with walls on each side and
gacebos in each corner. Plantations with flowers and herbs.
When Tycho realised he needed even more stability for good observations
than provided in the castle and more room for his instruments, we built
an observatory which was mostly underground. He named this Stjerneborg,
or Stellaburgi in latin, castle of the stars.
The layout plan, including the large crypts underground are included
in this drawing.
Here is a a quote
from the entrance to the observatory Stellaburgi.