Description
On Sukhumvit road, near the East bus terminal (Ekamai), this centre accommodates many interesting things, namely a planetarium, an aquarium, a sector dedicated to computer science and several educative attractions meant to entertain.
It includes two sections: first, the planetarium of Bangkok, where it is possible to observe the sky, planets, stars...
The second section is an exhibition centre of Sciences.
The Bangkok Planetarium is the oldest planetarium in Thailand. It is located on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok as part of the Science Centre for Education, which is operated by the Department of Non-Formal Education of the Ministry of Education.
Construction of the planetarium began in 1962 with a budget of twelve million baht and it opened on 18 August 1964. The planetarium dome is 20.60 metres in diameter and 13 metres high, and holds 450 seats. The planetarium uses a Mark IV Zeiss projector, which was the first installation of a large planetarium projector in Southeast Asia. Apart from the theatre itself, the building also features permanent exhibitions on astronomy, aimed at young audiences.
Admission is 20 baht for children and 30 baht for adults.
The planetarium is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 11 am and 1 to 2 pm.
The exhibition centre of Sciences is open Tuesday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
Address
Bangkok
Thailand
Lat: 13.720150948 - Lng: 100.583168030
