The Kasprowy Observatory has been used for continuous meteorological observations since 22 January 1938, by which time it had been completed and ceremonially opened. At that time it was recognized by the general public and researchers as an important event. The observatory was not only the first of its kind in the Tatras but in the entire northern Carpathians.
After 78 years of its existence, the observatory has become a discreet and permanent feature in the landscape of the Polish Tatras. Now, it is hard to imagine the summit of Kasprowy without the characteristic observatory building, which remains in harmony with its surroundings.