Eise Eisinga Planetarium

Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Canalside house with "Planetarium" on the gable
Front of the museum in 2007
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Established1781
LocationFraneker, Netherlands
Coordinates53°11′14″N 5°32′38″E / 53.187348°N 5.543965°E / 53.187348; 5.543965
TypeScience museum
Websitewww.planetarium-friesland.nl
Official nameEisinga Planetarium in Franeker
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.1683[1]
UNESCO regionEurope

The Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Dutch: Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium) is an 18th-century orrery in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands. It is currently a museum and open to the public. The orrery has been on the top 100 Dutch heritage sites list since 1990. In September 2023, it received the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] It is the oldest working orrery in the world.[3]

  1. ^ "Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ Abbot, Alison (27 February 2008). "Hidden treasures: Eise Eisinga Planetarium". Nature. 451 (1057): 1057. Bibcode:2008Natur.451.1057A. doi:10.1038/4511057a.