B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium

B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium is a building in , , . B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium is situated nearby to , as well as near the Buddhist temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basantapur Durbar Square and Dasharath Rangasala.

Square
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in , . It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. is situated 4 km northeast of B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, . It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of . The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. is situated 3½ km northeast of B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium.

Zoo
Photo: S Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0.
The is a 6-hectare zoo in , . It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation. is situated 2½ km east of B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirtipur and Chobhar.

Photo: Etter Studio, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the of , 5 km southwest of on a rocky hill between 1,300-1,500 m in elevation. It is one of the oldest settlements in the valley, and was an ancient capital of Nepal.

Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ancient hill village in a few kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. It has its origins in the 12th century. It is noted for an extensive series of caves and a gorge on the Bagmati River found nearby.

Suburb
is a town and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726.

B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium

Latitude
27.67552° or 27° 40′ 32″ north
Longitude
85.28416° or 85° 17′ 3″ east
Operator
Tribhuwan University
Open location code
7MV7M7GM+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177616014
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­observatory
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