Unique Saturn Shaped Building - Lucknow Planetarium


Image from Google Maps is by Swapnil Rastogi

Image from Flickr is by Malyaj Srivastav

This beautiful building of 'India Gandhi Planetarium' at Lucknow is unique in the World. It is the only building in the World which is shaped like Saturn - circular globe with distinguishing rings. A superb illustration of imaginative architecture that successfully combines form and function.

Built in 1993 it is named after late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Besides the planetarium at first floor it also has a museum of Indian space programme at ground floor which contains models and charts of Indian satellites and rockets.

The 21 metres diameter building has 5 outer rings which house the administrative office etc.

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  1. DawnOctober 08, 2009 8:14 pm

    Do you take the grand children there? it seems like it would be a fun place

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  2. CuriousJMOctober 08, 2009 8:30 pm

    Yes. For last two years, I have been taking my 3 grand children to the Planetarium, when they visit me during the summer holidays. Besides the planetarium show they also enjoy the interactive models.

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