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Type: Museum
Opened in 1966
Closed in 2011
Address: 1000 Rue St-Jacques Ouest - Montreal
Country: CANADA
Email:

Website: https://espacepourlavie.ca/histoire-du-planetarium
Website 2: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1093454/planetarium-astronomie-science-tech

Team
Auray Blain

400 seats

Dome of 20.0m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IV-B

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1964: start of construction
- April 1, 1966: opening ($1.2 million)
- 1967: Zeiss V
- 1988: $600,000 audio system and control 70 slide projectors
- 1993: new name: Planetarium de Montreal
- 2000: IPS meeting
- Oct. 10, 2011: Closed (6 millions visitors between 1966 and 2011)
- Spring 2013: New building next to Biodome

Comments

Latitude: 45°29'45" N - Longitude: 73°33'50" W - Altitude: 16m
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