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Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture

The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Costa Rica also known as Museo de Los Niños
  • Also known as: “CCCC” and “Museo de los Niños”
  • Address: 0003 Calle 4 Juan Rafael Chacón, San José

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo de los Niños and National Theatre of Costa Rica.

Museum
The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994.

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. is situated 1 km south of Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in . It maintains a full schedule of concerts, recitals, and plays. While large and built in the European Baroque style, it is far simpler than the Parisian influenced one block east. is situated 1 km south of Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmen and Hospital.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of , it is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture

Latitude
9.94116° or 9° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
-84.08018° or 84° 4′ 49″ west
Elevation
1,153 metres (3,783 feet)
Operator
Museo del Niño
Open location code
66XQWWR9+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16814316
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11239747
Wiki­data ID
Q5174891
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In Other Languages

From Korean to Spanish—“Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture”. Photo: Antonio.solera, CC BY-SA 4.0.