Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences

Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in , which is located on Plaza de los Museos and has an elevation of 905 metres. Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the theater building .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of natural sciences in Caracas, Venezuela
  • Also known as: “Museo de Ciencias” and “Museo de Ciencias Naturales”
  • Address: Plaza de los Museos, Caracas, 1010
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo de Bellas Artes and Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex.

Museum
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The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in , . It was founded in 1917, and was originally housed in the building now known as the Palacio de las Academias. is situated 120 metres northeast of Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences.

Theater building
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The , also known as Teresa Carreño Theatre, is the most important theatre of and , where performances include symphonic and popular concerts, opera, ballet and plays. is situated 120 metres southwest of Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences.

Mosque
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The , officially the Mosque Ibrahim Ibin Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim, also known as the Caracas Mosque, is a in the El Recreo district of , . is situated 300 metres northeast of Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caracas and El Rosal.

Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital and largest city of , in northern Venezuela, near the . Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding , its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , Venezuela, in the municipality. It is located at East Caracas, near the geographic center of and is one of its financial centres. It has an estimated area of 50.9 hectares… is situated 3½ km east of Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences.

Suburb
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is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of , . The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. is situated 4 km west of Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences.

Caracas Museum of Natural Sciences

Latitude
10.49995° or 10° 29′ 60″ north
Longitude
-66.89742° or 66° 53′ 51″ west
Elevation
905 metres (2,969 feet)
Levels
2
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Operator
Estado Venezolano
Open location code
772MF4X3+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 283118370
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
13591438
Wiki­data ID
Q1876154
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