Einstein Tower

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astronomical observatory expressionist building research facility solar observatory

Einstein Tower is an expressionist solar observatory in Potsdam, Germany, renowned for its avant-garde architecture and its role in testing aspects of Einstein’s theory of relativity.

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Label	Occurrences
Einstein Tower canonical	3
Einstein Tower solar observatory	1
Einsteinturm	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ expressionist building ⓘ research facility ⓘ solar observatory ⓘ
architect	Erich Mendelsohn ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Expressionism ⓘ Brick Expressionism ⓘ surface form: Expressionist architecture
category	Astronomical observatories in Germany ⓘ Buildings and structures in Potsdam ⓘ Expressionist architecture in Germany ⓘ
completionDate	1922 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1920 ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo	solar research ⓘ
hasAddress	Albert-Einstein-Straße, Potsdam ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	geographic coordinates ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFloorCount	2 ⓘ
hasInstrument	spectrograph ⓘ
hasPhotographicSubject	iconic example of expressionist architecture ⓘ
hasTelescopeType	solar telescope ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage monument in Brandenburg ⓘ listed building ⓘ
inception	1921 ⓘ
influencedBy	Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity ⓘ
locatedIn	Brandenburg ⓘ Germany ⓘ Potsdam ⓘ
locatedOn	Telegrafenberg hill ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ concrete ⓘ
namedAfter	Albert Einstein ⓘ
notableFor	avant-garde architecture ⓘ expressionist design ⓘ role in tests of general relativity ⓘ
observatoryType	solar observatory ⓘ
openingDate	1924 ⓘ
operatedBy	Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam ⓘ surface form: Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam ⓘ surface form: Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
owner	Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam ⓘ surface form: Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
partOf	Potsdam Science Park ⓘ surface form: Albert Einstein Science Park
primaryFunction	solar physics research ⓘ solar spectroscopy ⓘ
significantEvent	damage during World War II ⓘ post-war restoration ⓘ
status	in use ⓘ
usedFor	measurement of gravitational redshift in the solar spectrum ⓘ testing predictions of general relativity ⓘ

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Erich Mendelsohn → notableWork → Einstein Tower ⓘ

this entity surface form: Einsteinturm

Mendelsohn → notableWork → Einstein Tower ⓘ

subject surface form: Erich Mendelsohn

Telegrafenberg hill → hasFacility → Einstein Tower ⓘ

subject surface form: Telegrafenberg

Telegrafenberg hill → hasNotableBuilding → Einstein Tower ⓘ

subject surface form: Telegrafenberg

this entity surface form: Einstein Tower solar observatory