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Photos: The greatest tech sites from around the globe
Technology's top World Heritage Sites - and those that should make the list

By Nick Heath

Published: Thursday 13 November 2008

Here is another WHS.

One of the earliest examples of the technology that gave us a glimpse of the cosmos: this is Samarkand Observatory in Uzbekistan.

The observatory sits on the hill of Gali-Rasad, situated in the northern part of the town of Samarkand.

The observatory was founded by the famous scientist and astronomer Muhammad Taragai Ulughbek.

Photo credit: Unesco / M&G Therin-Weise