Located in the vicinity of Victoria Memorial and St.Paul’s cathedral is the Asia’s largest and world’s second largest planetarium – Birla Planetarium. Inaugurated in 1963, this place provides immense information about astronomy. Shows are conducted in English, Hindi, and Bengali.
Bust of Yuri Gagarin, first man to travel to outer space
Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut traveled to outer space in 1961. Gagarin bust was gifted by Russia and it was unveiled in 2012.
Visited on December 19, 2014
MP Birla Planetarium, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071, India
Nice photography here! I have never been there and it looks an interesting place to visit!
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Thanks for the visit Indah 🙂
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How big is the dome? I kinda doubt it’s the largest, even in Asia.
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