Beijing Planetarium

This article is about the planetarium. For the Ming Dynasty to pre-WWII observatory, see Beijing Ancient Observatory. For the post-Communist revolution observatory, see Beijing Astronomical Observatory. For the Chinese national observatory network headquartered in Beijing, see National Astronomical Observatory of China.
The entrance to the Building B of the Beijing Planetarium

The Beijing Planetarium (北京天文馆/北京天文館) is a national level natural science museum located in Beijing, China.[1]

The Planetarium comprises two main buildings, Building A & B. Building A, which was built in 1957, contains the Celestial Theater, an Eastern Exhibition Hall and a Western Exhibition Hall. It was the first large-scale planetarium in China, and at one time the only planetarium in Asia.[1] Building B contains a digital space theater, 3D and 4D theaters, several exhibition halls and two observatories.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Introduction to Beijing Planetarium from its official website Archived January 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

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Coordinates: 39°56′10″N 116°19′50″E / 39.9361°N 116.3306°E / 39.9361; 116.3306

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