The Dominion Observatory (Ottawa) Archive

“The heavens above and the earth beneath.”

— John H. Hodgson, A History of the Dominion Observatories (1989)

Institution 1905–1970 • Building 1902–present • National Historic Site (2025)

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Dominion Observatory

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File: observatory.glb

Source: SWoWanders/Dominion-Observatory-Data

This 3D model represents the Dominion Observatory main building and dome as constructed in 1905.

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