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Planetarium nearer to completion
From:Shanghai Daily  |  2020-06-24 08:29

Construction has finished on the Shanghai Planetarium, the largest facility of its kind in the world.

Construction of the planetarium in the Lingang Special Area in the Pudong New Area started in November 2016. With steelwork and mechanical installations now completed, the next phase will involve work on interior decorations and exhibition areas.

The planetarium is slated to open next year, according to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.

It will offer unprecedented museum experiences, backed by artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality technology. It will bring people and the universe closer together, the museum said.

The planetarium features a main building and ancillary structures including a solar tower, a youth observation base and a public observatory.

The main building consists of three structures: the Oculus, the Inverted Dome and the Sphere. Together they form a giant astronomical instrument that tracks time based on changes in light and shadow.

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