Planetario de Medellín

Medellin, Colombia

The Jesús Emilio Ramírez González Planetarium of Medellín (Spanish: Planetario Medellín de Jesús Emilio Ramírez González) is a planetarium located in Medellín, Colombia and established on October 10, 1984. It was originally conceived by the Astronomical Society of the College of San José, led at tha

t time by Brother Daniel (Julián González Patiño), a renowned scientist, astronomer, and botanist. The purpose is that the planetarium is a space for the promotion of scientific and technological culture of citizens and mentality that encourages scientific and technological creativity. The museum is surrounded by a public space known as the Park of Wishes, which was designed by Felipe Uribe de Bedout to coordinate with the planetarium. Medellín was the first South American city to have a computer-controlled planetarium.

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Nearby

Planetario de Medellín museum
El sembrador de estrellas monumenti · 0.2 km away
Parque Explora musei · 0.2 km away
Botanical Garden of Medellín nature_reserve · 0.3 km away
Prometeo-Cristo cayendo monumenti · 0.3 km away
National University of Colombia at Medellín university · 1 km away
Catedral Basílica church · 2 km away
Plaza Botero square · 2 km away