AD Classics: McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, Kitt Peak National Observatory / SOM

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Text description provided by the architects. Completed in 1962, the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope designed by SOM is a classic example of great architecture built for a very specific purpose. It was mainly designed for studying the physical and chemical features of the sun and is the world's largest unobstructed aperture optical telescope.

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Cite: Megan Sveiven. "AD Classics: McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, Kitt Peak National Observatory / SOM" 21 Mar 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/121364/ad-classics-mcmath-pierce-solar-telescope-kitt-peak-national-observatory-som> ISSN 0719-8884

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