Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium, Educational planetarium in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium is a planetarium and listed architectural monument in Nuremberg, featuring a large dome under which projections of the night sky and astronomical phenomena are shown. The building sits within the city and serves both as a public venue for sky shows and as a protected heritage structure.
An earlier planetarium stood at Rathenauplatz but was torn down during the Nazi period. The current building was erected after World War II and has been updated several times since then.
The planetarium is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who placed the Sun at the center of the solar system in the 16th century. Beyond sky shows, the dome is also used for music concerts and art projections, turning the ceiling into a large curved screen.
The planetarium is fully wheelchair accessible, with elevators and step-free entrances available throughout the building. Weekend shows tend to draw more visitors, so a weekday visit usually means shorter waits.
This is the only large planetarium in Bavaria, making it a rare facility for the region. The dome looks like a traditional domed structure from the outside, but inside it uses fully digital projection to recreate the sky in any direction and at any point in time.
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