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Agrimensor German Barbato

URUGUAY , , MONTEVIDEO

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1955

Address: Avenida Gral. Rivera 3275 - 11600 Montevideo
Country: URUGUAY
Email: maestrasplanetario@gmail.com
Phone: +598 2622-9109

Website: http://planetario.montevideo.gub.uy/el-planetario/historia

Team
Nigel Wolf, Fernandez Guido, Enrique Muttoni, Santos Estela

250 seats

Dome of 18.0m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : B

Facilities
Observatory kind of dome at the top of the tower:

Operation
Frequenting: 150000 people per year

History
- 11 February 1955: opening, 250s/Spitz B (Juan Antonio Scasso Architect)
- APAS 1975, 2005, 2016
- December 2017: closed for renovations: dome, projectors, seats, (Spitz dismantled)
- 21 December 2019: re-opening, 157 seats ($2 millions)

Comments

Latitude: 34°54'06" S - Longitude: 56°08'40" W - Altitude: 29m
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