Zeiss Major Planetarium
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The Zeiss Major Planetarium[1] (German Zeiss-Großplanetarium) is a planetarium in Berlin, and one of the largest modern stellar theatres in Europe. It is located on the borders of the Ernst-Thälmann-Park housing estates in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin.
History
It was one of the last buildings built in the
The building was designed by architect Erhardt Gißke , and opened on schedule on 9 October 1987.
Description
The dome of the main hall has a diameter of 23 metres (75 ft) and is equipped with a Universarium IX planetarium projector from Carl Zeiss AG.
There is also a café and a
Uses
The building is not only used for astronomy shows; the dome hall with 292 seats also allows for music concerts and audio drama, with a regularly-scheduled "audio theatre under a starry sky" (German: Hörspielkino unterm Sternenhimmel) running since 1995.
It serves as one of many venues for the Berlin International Film Festival each February. It has two spaces available for film screenings: the planetarium hall with 307 seats, and a cinema hall with 160 seats. It was one of the last buildings built in the GDR, constructed in 1987.[2]
See also
- Zeiss projector series
- Planetarium Jena
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References
- ^ "Zeiss Grossplanetarium – History".
lays the cornerstone for the new Zeiss Major Planetarium in Berlin.
- ^ a b "Festival Map: Zeiss Planetarium". Berlinale. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
- Homepage of the Zeiss Major Planetarium (German)
- Odyssee / SciFi-Cinema in the Planetarium at kinokompendium.de