Planetarium Science Center
The Planetarium Science Centre is a department in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina located in Alexandria, Egypt. It promotes science centers as an educational tool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Alexandria National Museum.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Library
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity.
Alexandria National Museum
Museum
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The Alexandria National Museum is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It was inaugurated the 31 December 2003 by Hosni Mubarak and it is located in a renovated Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street. Alexandria National Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Planetarium Science Center.
Graeco-Roman Museum
Museum
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The Graeco-Roman Museum is an archaeological museum located in Alexandria, Egypt. Its collection of over 40,000 objects includes sculptures, mosaics, woodwork, and coins. Graeco-Roman Museum is situated 1 km south of Planetarium Science Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shatby and Alexandria.
Alexandria
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Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city, its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions – particularly the new Library of Alexandria – and still-palpable glimpses of its past.
Safar
Neighborhood
Safar is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. Safar is situated 2½ km west of Planetarium Science Center.
Planetarium Science Center
- Type: Museum
- Description: department in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt
- Categories: fixed construction, science center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.20897° or 31° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
29.90814° or 29° 54′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8G3F6W55+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 157879323OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7201222
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Latin—“Planetarium Science Center” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز القبة السماوية العلمي”
- Arabic: “مركز القبة السماوية”
- German: “Planetarium Science Center”
- German: “Wissenschaftszentrum Planetarium”
- Japanese: “プラネタリウム科学センター”
- Latin: “Planetarium Bibliothecae Alexandrinae”
- Latin: “Planetarium Centrum Scientificum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cilantro and Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Centre.
Nearby Places
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