March 1276
Imperial Inquirer
The building of the Gaocheng Astronomical Observatory is finished. Emperor Kublai Khan had ordered it's construction a few months ago. The observatory was built in Gaocheng. The emperor believes that this will lead to great astronomical finds.The observatory has two main parts, the body and the shigui. It is about nine and half high by itself, with another three added if you include the two cabinets on the top. The shigui is about 31 meters long and about half a meter wide. The shigui also points north. We were able to talk to Shen Qian, one of the builders of the observatory. He said, " We worked hard on building it, so I hope it's useful."
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