Birla Planetarium

B. M. Birla Planetarium is a large planetarium in , . The fifth B. M. Birla planetarium in the country, it is located at in the Periyar Science and Technology Centre campus which houses eight galleries, namely, Physical Science…
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  • Type: Planetarium
  • Description: planetarium museum in Chennai, India.
  • Also known as: “Birla Planetarium, Chennai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kotturpuram railway station and Gandhi Mandapam.

Railway station
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Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in . is situated 520 metres east of Birla Planetarium.

Theater building
is a series of memorial structures built on Sardar Patel Salai, in , . The first structure to be built on the premises was a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, opened by then Chief Minister of Madras, C. is situated 1 km southwest of Birla Planetarium.

Hindu temple
Photo: Sankar Pandian, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Nadukkayilai in Tamil, is a in , located at the junction between Sardar Patel Road, Adyar and Rajiv Gandhi Salai. is situated 700 metres southeast of Birla Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kotturpuram and Gandhi Nagar.

Suburb
Photo: பரிதிமதி, Public domain.
, also known as Kottur, is a neighbourhood in , , and is situated in the Southern banks of the . It is surrounded by in the North and North-West, in the South-East, IIT Chennai and in the South and in the South-West.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in Adyar, in the south eastern part of the Indian city of . It is among the most upscale neighborhoods in Chennai.

Suburb
Photo: Planemad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a large neighbourhood in south , Tamil Nadu, India. It is among the most upscale neighborhoods of the city. It is located on the southern banks of the .

Birla Planetarium

Latitude
13.01196° or 13° 0′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.24402° or 80° 14′ 39″ east
Open location code
7M52266V+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 410718772
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­planetarium
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4916535
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In Other Languages

From Tamil to Ukrainian—“Birla Planetarium” goes by many names.
  • Tamil: “பிர்லா கோளரங்கம், சென்னை”
  • Telugu: “బిర్లా నక్షత్రశాల, చెన్నై”
  • Telugu: “బిర్లా నక్షత్రశాల”
  • Ukrainian: “Планетарій Бірли (Ченнай)”
  • Ukrainian: “Планетарій Бірли”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Science Park and Energy park.

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