The Brasília Planetarium Luiz Cruls (), colloquially known as the Brasília Planetarium or the Planetarium of Brasília, is a

planetarium A planetarium (: planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetariums is ...

located in

Brasília Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...

, in the

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. Inaugurated on 15 March 1974, it was designed by architect Sérgio Bernandes using a

Brutalist style Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the ba ...

. It is part of the Monumental Axis' Cultural Diffusion Sector (), being located between the

Brasília TV Tower The Brasília TV Tower () is a radio and television transmission tower built in Brasília and inaugurated in 1967 with a height of 224 meters. It is located at the Monumental Axis, in the Burle Marx Garden, and besides the tower itself, which ha ...

, the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center, and near the

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, formerly Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, also known as ''Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha'', ''Estádio Nacional de Brasília'', or simply ''Mané Garrincha'', is a football stadium and multipurpose a ...

and the Brasília Choro Club. The Planetarium is part of the Brazilian Association of Planetariums.

History

The Brasília Planetarium was initially inaugurated in March 1974, being designed by Sérgio Bernandes. In 2006, it was closed for refurbishing due to several structural problems, which lasted until 2013. It was reopened following construction work on 11 December 2013.

Charactersitics

The planetarium was designed by architect Sérgio Bernandes, with a

Brutalist Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the b ...

architectural style, having bare concrete and a geometric shape resembling a flying saucer. Its center is formed by two semi-spherical domes, one inside the other, surrounded by sixteen identical volumes separated from each other by radial strips one meter thick, forming a hexadecagon with concave sides. These volumes form sixteen faces, which represent the sixteen cardinal points of the compass rose.

Gallery

File:Replicamarcospontesplanetariobsb.jpg, Replica of the suit worn by

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on his Missão Centenário flight to the

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aboard the

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in 2006 File:Vlsplanetariobsb.jpg, Lower scale replica of the Brazilian Space Agency's

VLS-1 The ''VLS-1'' () was the Brazilian Space Agency's main satellite launch vehicle. The launch vehicle would have been capable of launching satellites into orbit. The launch site was located at the Alcântara Launch Center due to its proximity to th ...

File:Planetário de Brasília 73.jpg, Display replica of the

VSB-30 VSB-30 - "''Veículo de Sondagem Booster – 30"'' (Booster Sounding Vehicle) or "''Foguete Suborbital VSB-30"'' is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket, which replaced the Skylark (rocket), Skylark rocket at Esrange. The VSB-30 is b ...

File:Planetário de Brasília 67.jpg, Miniature replica of the Planetarium File:Planetário de Brasília 31.jpg, Interior of the planetarium File:Planetário de Brasília 15.jpg, Replicas of the Missão Centenário spacesuits

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WPD (Worldwide Planetariums Database)

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