Colombo, Sri Lanka
Prof Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha
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+94 112586499
Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible seatingWheelchair-accessible toilet
Sri Lanka Planetarium is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research.[2]The Planetarium was established on 1 February 1965 by the State Engineering Corporation as a special feature for the Ceylon industrial exhibition held in Colombo same year.[3] The planetarium was designed by the chief engineer from the State Engineering Corporation of Ceylon, A. N. S. Kulasinghe, and was constructed by engineers from Germany.[4] The building takes elements from the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Sir Frederick Gibberd - 1960) and the Cathedral of Brasília (Oscar Niemeyer - 1960).[5] The building has a reinforced concrete floor and a pre-stressed concrete folded plate roof, which was pre-cast on-site.[5] The building was funded by the German Democratic Republic as a gift to Ceylon. With the aid of a universal projector stationed at the centre of this building, the artificial sky is created on the domed screen above a 570-seat auditorium.[6] The universal projector is a product of Carl Zeiss AG East Germany
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Loved the experience. But it's better if they can improve the seatings. Tickets are around 100 rupees per local adult
That Dome Projection and Animation are good and best experience of visual.
After COVID Lockdown! Showtime for public is at 10am & 2pm. Better catch the morning one. Before all that call the day before to confirm that they are showing or not. Content have been changed drastically, previously I remember it was all about galaxy. But now it's more educational. Starts with evolution theory by Charles Darvin then move on to the galaxy. Afterwords an explanation of the solar system. Then they will show the same day sky and explain what we can see. Finally stoping with the sun rise.
An amazing place for teenagers who are doing science or astronomy. I don't recommend going primary kids there because the session that they put is suitable for the teenagers who have a knowledge about astronomy. Per day about 150 students are visiting there. They also have a good ticketing service.... Such a nice place
Sri Lanka Planetarium is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research. The Planetarium was established on 1 February 1965 by the State Engineering Corporation as a special feature for the Ceylon industrial exhibition held in Colombo same year. The planetarium was designed by the chief engineer from the State Engineering Corporation of Ceylon, A. N. S. Kulasinghe, and was constructed by engineers from Germany. The building takes elements from the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Sir Frederick Gibberd - 1960) and the Cathedral of Brasília (Oscar Niemeyer - 1960). The building has a reinforced concrete floor and a pre-stressed concrete folded plate roof, which was pre-cast on-site. The building was funded by the German Democratic Republic as a gift to Ceylon. With the aid of a universal projector stationed at the centre of this building, the artificial sky is created on the domed screen above a 570-seat auditorium. The universal projector is a product of Carl Zeiss AG East Germany.
Shows are only on Saturdays after covid. Now they have both shows at 10am and 2pm. But it is the same show everytime. Better to inquire the show name (content) prior to visit, specially for the second visit.
Visited on 2018 December School vacation period. Very calm and quite, clean n tidy environment . Food and beverages not permitted for inside. Small car park available. Can be recommended for school children.
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