Beijing Planetarium

The Beijing Planetarium is a planetarium in Xicheng District, , China. The planetarium comprises two main buildings, Building A & B. Building A, which was built in 1957, contains the Celestial Theater, an Eastern Exhibition Hall and a Western Exhibition Hall.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paleozoological Museum of China and Beijing Zoo.

Museum
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The is a museum in , China. The same building also houses the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. is situated 260 metres west of Beijing Planetarium.

Zoo
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is a zoological park in , Xicheng District, . Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. is situated 610 metres north of Beijing Planetarium.

Stadium
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The is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, , China, that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as ping pong diplomacy. is situated 1 km northwest of Beijing Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhanlanlu and Ganjiakou.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, , China. In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the within it.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, , It borders Zizhuyuan and Beixiaguan Subdistricts in the north, and in the east, in the south, and Balizhuang Subdistrict in the west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, . It borders Haidian Subdistrict to the north, Beixiaguan Subdistrict to the east, and to the south, and Shuguang Subdistrict to the west.

Beijing Planetarium

Latitude
39.93568° or 39° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
116.33089° or 116° 19′ 51″ east
Open location code
8PFRW8PJ+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 78051172
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­planetarium
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q4348118
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Satellite Map

Discover Beijing Planetarium from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beijing Planetarium” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “北京天文館”
  • Chinese: “北京天文馆”
  • Esperanto: “Pekina Planetario”
  • Japanese: “北京プラネタリウム”
  • Japanese: “北京天文館”
  • Russian: “Пекинский планетарий”
  • Tamil: “பெய்கிங் கோளரங்கம்”
  • Thai: “ท้องฟ้าจำลองปักกิ่ง”
  • Ukrainian: “Пекінський планетарій”
  • Wu Chinese: “北京天文館”
  • Yue Chinese: “北京天文館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beijing Planetarium and Beijing Zoo.

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