ESO Paranal Observatory

General view of the installations at the ESO Paranal Observatory. In the foreground: the base camp with technical buildings and dormitories. On the left side is seen the 10-m wide entrance to the Mirror Maintenance Building where the first 8.2-m mirror is now stored. The wide road leads to the summit, as does the the utility duct (electricity, water, communications) to the right (Photo obtained on December 14, 1997).