Theatres · London
London Planetarium
London Planetarium in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
London Planetarium is a cinema or movie theatre in England London, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The London Planetarium building is located on Marylebone Road, London. It is adjacent to and owned by Madame Tussauds. It previously housed a planetarium, offering shows related to space and astronomy. In 2006, it was closed as a separate attraction and became part of Madame Tussauds. Since 2010, the building that previously housed the London Planetarium had a Marvel Super Heroes 4D attraction.
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Background
History
The London Planetarium was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 19 March 1958, with public presentations commencing on 20 March. It occupied the site of a cinema destroyed in the Second World War, and seated an audience of around 330 people beneath a horizontal dome approximately 18.29 m (160 ft) in diameter. For its first five decades of operation an optomechanical star projector, a Zeiss projector Mark IV, offered the audience a show based on a view of the night sky seen from Earth. Between 1977 and 1990, evening laser performances called 'Laserium' were held. In 1995, Digistar II was installed as part of a £4.5 million redevelopment, adding monochromatic 3D journeys through…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5228, -0.1556
- Address
- 8-10 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LR
- Opening
- Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
- Official site
- www.madametussauds.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q3561816 (CC0)
- wikipedia: London Planetarium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is London Planetarium?
- London Planetarium is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5228°, -0.1556°.
- What are the opening hours for London Planetarium?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.