Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium is located on the grounds of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Photo: Nemti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Planetarium
Description: planetarium

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brisbane Botanic Gardens and Toowong Cemetery.

Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Park

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The Brisbane Botanic Gardens are located 7 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane Botanic Gardens is situated 410 metres southwest of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Toowong Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Commander Keane, Public domain.

Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Toowong Cemetery is situated 510 metres east of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Toowong Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Jsc1939, CC BY 3.0.

Toowong Memorial Park is a heritage-listed memorial and park at 65 Sylvan Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Rae and built c. 1922 by Andrew Lang Petrie Monumental Works. Toowong Memorial Park is situated 1½ km east of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Ithaca.

West End

Suburb

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West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat. West End is situated 3 km east of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Ithaca

Neighborhood

Ithaca is a former suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Since 1975, Ithaca has been designated a neighbourhood within the suburb of Red Hill in Brisbane. Ithaca is situated 3½ km northeast of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Red Hill

Suburb

Red Hill is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Red Hill had a population of 5,834 people. Red Hill is situated 4 km northeast of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.47574° or 27° 28′ 33″ south

Longitude

152.97696° or 152° 58′ 37″ east

Inception

1978

Open location code

5R4JGXFG+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37025041

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=planetarium

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1444706

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Indonesian—“Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium”
French: “Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium”
German: “Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium”
Indonesian: “Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium”

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Highlights include Fragrant Plants and Herb Garden and Mount Coot-tha Visitor Information Centre.

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