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McLaughlin Planetarium
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)


CANADA , ONTARIO , TORONTO
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McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium
McLaughlin Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1968
Closed in 1995
Address: 80 Queens Park, - Toronto, ON M5S 2C5
Country: CANADA
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Team
Henry C. King (1968-1976)
Dr. Thomas R. Clarke (1976-1995)







340 seats











Dome of  22.9m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/6

Facilities
Gift Shop Yes

Operation
Frequenting: 223000 people per year

History
- October 26, 1968: opening
- November 5, 1995: closed (cut budget) and 6 million visitors
- 2009: sold for $22 million
- 2020: project to a new planetarium (other location)
- July 2025: project to demolish the old McLaughlin Planetarium for a new building
- June 2026: destroyed


Comments
welcoming more than six million visitors in its 27 years of operation


Latitude: 43°40'01" N  -  Longitude: 79°23'39" W  -  Altitude: 113m
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