The beginning of La Silla

View of La Silla Observatory, under construction in the early 1960s. On the left is the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope. At the centre are the personnel quarters, the water tanks, and other facilities. ��This central peak will host the NTT, 20 years later. On the right is the levelled peak that will be the site of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope.