Planetarium
Planetarium is a building in Dagon Township, West Yangon District. Planetarium is situated nearby to Yangon Space Museum, as well as near the government office Traffic Control Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and National Museum.
Shwedagon Paya
Buddhist temple
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. Shwedagon Paya is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Planetarium.
National Museum
Museum
The National Museum of Myanmar, located in Dagon, Yangon, is the larger of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-storey museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, work of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people. National Museum is situated 2,300 feet south of Planetarium.
People’s Square and Park
Park
The People's Square and Park is one of the major parks surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Located west of the great pagoda to the former Pyithu Hluttaw complex, the 135.72 acre park is bounded by Pyay Road to its west, U Wisara Road to its east, Dhammazedi Road to its north and Ahlone Road to its south. People’s Square and Park is situated 1,400 feet north of Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bahan Township and Sanchaung Township.
Bahan Township
Suburb
Bahan Township is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township and Mayangon Township in the north, Sanchaung Township and Kamayut Township in the west, Tamwe Township in the east, and Dagon Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the south.
Sanchaung Township
Suburb
Sanchaung Township is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Township in the east, Kyimyindaing Township in the west, and Dagon Township and Ahlon Township in the south.
Ahlon Township
Suburb
Ahlone Township is located in the western part of Yangon. The township comprises eleven wards, and shares borders with Sanchaung township and Kyimyindaing township in the north, the Yangon river in the west, Dagon township in the east, and Lanmadaw township in the south.
Planetarium
- Type: Building
- Description: planetarium in Myanmar
- Category: planetarium
- Location: Dagon Township, West Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.79495° or 16° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
96.14286° or 96° 8′ 34″ east
Open location code
7M8RQ4VV+X4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Planetario de Birmania”
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