Pambansang Planetaryo (Filipino) | |
Established | September 30, 1975 |
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Coordinates | 14°35′02″N 120°58′41″E / 14.5838889°N 120.9780556°E |
Type | Planetarium |
Owner | National Museum of the Philippines |
National Museum of the Philippines | |
Building details | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Rizal Park, Ermita |
Address | 565 Padre Burgos Avenue |
Town or city | Manila |
Country | Philippines |
Construction started | 1974 |
Inaugurated | October 8, 1975 |
Closed | October 11, 2021 |
Cost | US$100 thousand |
The National Planetarium (Filipino: Pambansang Planetaryo), also known as the National Museum Planetarium (shortened as NM Planetarium), was a planetarium owned and operated by the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. It was a 16-meter (52 ft) dome located in Rizal Park between the Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden on Padre Burgos Avenue in the central district of Ermita. It opened on October 8, 1975.[1]