Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Bangalore Entry Fee
- 35 per person for Adults
- 20 per person for Children (below 16 yrs)
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Bangalore Phone
080 2237 9725
080 2226 6084
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Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Bangalore Address: Sri T. Choudaiah Road, High Grounds, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560001, India
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Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Bangalore Timings
Day | Timing |
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Monday | Closed / Holiday |
Tuesday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Wedesday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Thursday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Friday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Saturday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Sunday | 10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Also Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is closed on Monday and second Tuesday
Links: Website | MapLocated on the T. Chowdiah Road of Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, a popular tourist attraction, was established in the year of 1989, having been founded by the Bangalore City Corporation. It is not managed by the BASE (Bangalore Association for Science Education) which focuses on the rightful distribution and awareness of science amongst not just students but amongst everyone. Since 1992, the planetarium has been taken care of by BASE.
It has many amazing things for tourists to explore. The Sky theatre, located inside the planetarium is one of the major tourist attractions. With a seating capacity of 225 people, it acts as a venue for the shows conducted here. It has a 15 meters wide dome. The timings of the astronomy show are from 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm. The shows conducted here are of high visual quality and offer their audience with important information on astronomy. You can visit it on all the weekdays except Monday.
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Along with this, it also has a Science Centre and a Science Park. The exhibition hall here is also an important place to visit. Various huge posters of galaxies, Supernova remnants Nebulae, paintings, astro-pictures along with and sculptures can be seen here. Nt The weighing machine which tell a person weight on different planets, a science kiosk, stall comprising of books, science kits, models, telescopes, astro-photos, etc are a few other attractions here. The laboratory at the planetarium which showcases a professional six-inch code refractor telescope also attracts visitors.