Beijing Planetarium

The Beijing Planetarium (simplified Chinese: 北京天文馆; traditional Chinese: 北京天文館) is a planetarium in Xicheng District, Beijing, China.^[1]

The planetarium comprises two main buildings, Building A & B. Building A, which was built in 1957,^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]} Building B, which began operations in 2004,^[1] contains a digital space theater, 3D and 4D theaters, several exhibition halls and two observatories.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Introduction to Beijing Planetarium from its official website. Retrieved on November 29, 2022.

External links

Official website (in English)
Official website (in Chinese)

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

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[planet-1] Introduction to Beijing Planetarium from its official website. Retrieved on November 29, 2022.

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