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Dusseldorf Planetarium
Gesolei trade fair


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Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium
Dusseldorf Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1926
Closed in 1943
Address: Tonhalle, Ehrenhof 1 - 40479 Dusseldorf
Country: GERMANY
Email: 


Website: https://www.tonhalle.de/das-haus/tonhalle-the-music-planetarium/
Website 2: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeSoLei








1000 seats











Dome of  29.8m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-II
Dome: outer dome: ferro-concrete and covered with copper-sheets - inner dome: could be lifted by 4 m. (if the room shoud be used for other purposes)

Facilities

Operation

History
- May 23, 1926: opening, Zeiss model 1b (between 49 and 68 deg. lat.) (Pavillon of the GeSoLei trade fair, Wilhelm Kreis architect)
- January 2, 1927: Zeiss I(b) replaced by Zeiss Model II
- June 12, 1943: building destroyed by aerial bombardment: Zeiss II projector lost
- April 2, 1978: building restored in concert Hall Tonhalle


Comments
Gesolei: from May 8 to October 15, 1926
Concert Hall Tonhalle today


Latitude: 51°13'55" N  -  Longitude: 6°46'21" E  -  Altitude: 38m
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