Home » Travel Guide » Kolkata » Nearby Attractions » Birla Planetarium
http://www.veethi.com/travel/Kolkata-Birla-Planetarium-travel_nearby-11&nearby_id-74.htm
Explore India |
|
Kolkata
Birla Planetarium in Kolkata
Chowringhee Road, Kolkata
Distance from Kolkata : 5 km;
Time to Reach from Kolkata : 0 h, 9 m
Birla Planetarium is built in the architectural style of Buddhist stupa and was inaugurated in 1963 by Jawaharlal Nehru. It has a laboratory for electronics and an astronomy gallery that has a big collection of paintings and models of celestial objects. The astronomical observatory has Celestron C-14 Telescope and has more than 100 astronomical projects for the students and the public. The programs are conducted every day in different languages.
Sign In to Write a Review