Navy Planetarium
In Belém, next to the Navy Museum, the 23-metre dome opened in 1965 as the Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium, showing more than nine thousand stars.
Navy Planetarium
The Navy Planetarium stands on Praça do Império in Belém, next to the Navy Museum and part of the architectural ensemble of the Jerónimos Monastery. Built between 1963 and 1965 to a design by the architect Frederico George, it opened on 20 July 1965 as the Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium: the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation donated seven of the eleven million escudos the building cost, and the name remained until November 2021. The dome, 23 metres across with 250 seats, was first fitted with a Zeiss UPP 23/4 projector, bought from Carl Zeiss Jena. Between 2004 and 2005 the planetarium was renovated in partnership with Ciência Viva and reopened on 19 July 2005 with a new main projector, the Zeiss Universarium IX, whose 32 star projectors show more than nine thousand stars in the artificial sky. Run by the Portuguese Navy, it holds several shows a day from Tuesday to Sunday, and tickets are sold at the Navy Museum ticket office, with a combined ticket for both.
Located at: Planetário de Marinha
Address: Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa
Opening hours: shows Tuesday to Friday at 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays at 10:30, 11:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 16:30 (closed on Mondays)
Coordinates: 38.6980743, -9.2089221
Buses: 729, 79B, 751, 714, 728, 727
Tram: 15E
Train: Cascais Line, Belém Station
Boat: Belém River Station
Opened: 1965 (61 years)
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