Observatory
Horta, Faial - Portugal
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The Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco, situated northeast of the old harbour, was founded in 1915, originally as a weather station. Today it serves as volcanic surveying and early-warning centre. It was named after the geologist and oceanographer Prince Albert of Monaco, the first of this name, who visited the Azores towards the end of the 19th century. Consisting of two rectangular buildings, of different dimensions, it is worth visiting for its unusual and distinctive architecture.
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