The Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din, founded in Istanbul by Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf in 1577, was one of the largest astronomical observatories to be built in the Islamic world. However, it only existed for a few years before it was destroyed in 1580.
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