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.

Photo: Bswieser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 building 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

Photo: Cszmurlo, CC BY 2.5.

Cowboys Park, formerly Shaw Millennium Park and Mewata 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.