Inside China's Massive New Planetarium: The LARGEST in the World

China has constructed and opened doors to the world’s largest planetarium, shocking the entire world. It is a spectacular building with unique architectural elements representing the sun, moon and stars. The planetarium consists of exhibition galleries, an education and research centre, an IMAX theatre and an observatory fitted with a 78-foot solar telescope, making it the world’s largest facility for astronomy studies.

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0:00 Intro
0:41 China’s Leading Role In Astronomy
1:26 Introducing Shanghai Planetarium
2:32 Design and architecture
3:49 Main structural elements
4:30 The Oculus
5:15 The inverted dome
6:01 The Sphere
6:42 Special Elements and Highlights
8:08 A symbol of China's Technological advancement

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