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The observatorio Mohon del Trigo is an observatory, which was built in in 1902 and contained a 32 cm Cassegrain type KYOTO reflector telescope donated by Georgetown University. It is located in the vicinity of Pico del Veleta (3394m) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain at a height of about 2600m. The observatory was abandoned in the 1970s and deterioated into a ruin as documented by me in 2010. Since then, the observatory has been restored and is today in good shape (as seen from the outside, at least, I have not been inside). Nearby is also barracks used by the Special Operations Command of Spain. Here, the observatory is seen in evening sun as viewed from nearby Monument of Our Lady of the Snows. From this view point, the modern Sierra Nevada Observatory established 1981 can also be seen, but in the opposite direction.(Thanks to Slaunger for his excellent caption of his Featured Picture of the same building, I've almost copied and pasted...
The observatorio Mohon del Trigo is an observatory, which was built in in 1902 and contained a 32 cm Cassegrain type KYOTO reflector telescope donated by Georgetown University. It is located in the vicinity of Pico del Veleta (3394m) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain at a height of about 2600m. The observatory was abandoned in the 1970s and deterioated into a ruin as documented by me in 2010. Since then, the observatory has been restored and is today in good shape (as seen from the outside, at least, I have not been inside). Nearby is also barracks used by the Special Operations Command of Spain. Here, the observatory is seen in evening sun as viewed from nearby Monument of Our Lady of the Snows. From this view point, the modern Sierra Nevada Observatory established 1981 can also be seen, but in the opposite direction.(Thanks to Slaunger for his excellent caption of his Featured Picture of the same building, I've almost copied and pasted...
La Alhambra, detail, at dusk. Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Zinnia elegans, plantation, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Patio de la acequia in Generalife, Granada, Spain

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Alhambra Complete: Ticket Skip-the-Line Nasrid Palace and Generalife with G...

Alhambra Complete: Ticket Skip-the-Line Nasrid Palace and Generalife with G...

Activity duration is 5 hours
9.6 out of 10 with 281 reviews
Price is $56 per adult
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Granada Private Alhambra Tour includes Nazaries Palaces

Granada Private Alhambra Tour includes Nazaries Palaces

Activity duration is 3 hours
9.6 out of 10 with 101 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is $41 per child
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Granada: Los Cahorros Guided Afternoon Hiking Tour

Granada: Los Cahorros Guided Afternoon Hiking Tour

Activity duration is 6 hours
9.6 out of 10 with 14 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is $24 per adult
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Albaicín & Sacromonte: Tour with Flamenco Show

Albaicín & Sacromonte: Tour with Flamenco Show

Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes
9.4 out of 10 with 15 reviews
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Price is $30 per adult
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Arabian Baths Experience at Granada's Hammam Al Ándalus

Arabian Baths Experience at Granada's Hammam Al Ándalus

Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
9.8 out of 10 with 104 reviews
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Price is $99 per adult
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