Centennial Planetarium
The Centennial Planetarium, located at 701 11 Street SW in Calgary, Alberta, was designed by Calgary architectural firm McMillan Long and Associates and opened in 1967 for the Canadian Centennial, it is one of Calgary's best examples of Brutalist architecture, winning several awards open its opening.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: former planetarium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Address: 701 11 Street SW, Calgary, T2P 2C4
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Contemporary Calgary and Downtown West–Kerby station.
Contemporary Calgary
Art gallery
Contemporary Calgary is a public contemporary art gallery located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in the former Centennial Planetarium/Telus World of Science in the city's downtown core, the gallery offers contemporary art programming by local, national, and international artists.
Downtown West–Kerby station
Railway station
Photo: Iamjforlife, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown West–Kerby station is a Calgary CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the free-fare zone on the 7 Avenue transit-only corridor. Downtown West–Kerby station is situated 160 metres east of Centennial Planetarium.
Cowboys Park
Park
Cowboys Park, formerly Shaw Millennium Park, is a skatepark in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the western end of downtown Calgary, on the site of the former Mewata Stadium adjacent to Mewata Armouries. Cowboys Park is situated 210 metres southwest of Centennial Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown West End and Hillhurst.
Downtown West End
Suburb
Photo: Arch26, Public domain.
The Downtown West End is a neighbourhood within the western portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north by the Bow River, to the east by 9th Street W, to the south by the CPR Tracks and to the west by 14th Street W.
Hillhurst
Suburb
Photo: Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hillhurst is a community located within the inner city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The boundaries of the community are 8th Avenue NW to the north, 10th Street NW to the east, the Bow River to the south, and 18th Street NW to the west.
City Centre
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calgary City Centre refers to the most urban and dense area of Calgary. The area is best known as the location of the Downtown Commercial Core.
Centennial Planetarium
- Category: planetarium
- Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.04749° or 51° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
-114.08959° or 114° 5′ 23″ westOpen location code
95372WW6+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 495087804OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q21188164
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In Other Languages
“Centennial Planetarium” goes by many names.
- French: “planétarium du Centenaire”
- French: “Planétarium du Centenaire”
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Highlights include Mewata Armoury and Nat Christie Park.
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