Johannesburg Planetarium
The Johannesburg Planetarium is a planetarium owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, located on the University's East Campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. It was the first full-sized planetarium in Africa, and the second in the southern hemisphere.Photo: Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include William Cullen Library and Lawson Pinnacle.
William Cullen Library
Library
Photo: Heather Elke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The William Cullen Library is a library located on the East Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Opened in March 1934, it stands as one of the university’s oldest and architecturally distinguished buildings, now serving as a research and special collections hub. William Cullen Library is situated 270 metres south of Johannesburg Planetarium.
Lawson Pinnacle
Obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lawson Pinnacle is an obelisk, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Johannesburg Planetarium.
Yale–Columbia Southern Observatory
College building
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC BY 4.0.
· The Yale Southern Observatory is an astronomical observatory established by Yale University in 1925 on Milner Park Show Grounds in Johannesburg, South Africa. Yale–Columbia Southern Observatory is situated 200 metres south of Johannesburg Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parktown and Braamfontein.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.
Richmond
Neighborhood
Richmond is a small, centrally located suburb in Johannesburg whose Edwardian, Art Deco and Mid Century Modern houses are being both gentrified and torn down.
Johannesburg Planetarium
- Type: Planetarium
- Description: building in Africa
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.18847° or 26° 11′ 19″ southLongitude
28.02836° or 28° 1′ 42″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR26H+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3461406913OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumWikidata ID
Q6217161
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Satellite Map
Discover Johannesburg Planetarium from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Johannesburg Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Յոհաննեսբուրգի պլանետարիում”
- Russian: “Йоханнесбургский планетарий”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Johannesburg Planetarium and Old Mutual Sports Hall.
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