Birla Planetarium
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| Birla Planetarium, Kolkata |
Timings:
All days of the weak
12:00 pm โ 6:30 pm
[Planetarium is CLOSED on 1st Thursday of every month.]
Entry Fee:
ยท INR 100 (General)
ยท INR 40 (For students in a group of 25 or more)
Location:
Maidan, Cathedral RD, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata Overview
Birla Planetarium of Kolkata, is one of the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest in the World. Birla Planetarium is a magnificent edifice set up by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2nd July 1963.
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| Birla Planetarium, Kolkata |
Birla Planetarium provides a affirmation where astronomical presentations take place. It provides useful piece of information about our solar system, life spam of stars, galaxies, planets, space and other heavenly bodies in the most interactive manner via audio video aids. Usually the lectures are given in English, Hindi and Bengali and rarely in Oriya, Tamil and Gujarati. Birla Planetarium also has an electronics laboratory and an astronomy gallery that has a collection of paintings and astronomical models.
A visit to the Birla Planetarium is an exciting way to ignite your interest in science and the motion of planets. A trip here includes a tour of the planets, where interesting details about them and the other fascinating celestial bodies present in our universeare discussed.
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Birla Planetarium show timings:
Hindi show: – 12:30 pm; 2:30 pm; 4:30 pm
Bengali show: – 3:30 pm; 5:30 pm
English show: – 1:30 pm; 6:30 pm
Photos of Birla Planetarium
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