The Moscow Planetarium () is a planetarium in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. It is the oldest planetarium in
Russia
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.
History
The planetarium was built in 1927–1929. It was officially opened on 5 November 1929. It was closed for renovation in 1994 and reopened in June 2011. The building was significantly renovated and expanded, making it, according to the planetarium, the largest planetarium in Europe.
The renovation altered the original design of the planetarium, with the main building raised six meters to fit two additional stories beneath the dome.
Architecture
The planetarium was built by
Constructivist architects
Mikhail Barsh,
Mikhail Sinyavsky
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, and engineer
Georgy Zunblat.
The main dome of the planetarium features a 25-meter diameter dome screen.
Exhibitions
The planetarium shows movies about
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The interactive area displayes 92 exhibits.
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1929 establishments in the Soviet Union
Buildings and structures in Moscow
Planetaria in Russia
Buildings and structures completed in 1929
Constructivist architecture
Russian avant-garde
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow