Largest astronomy museum to open in Shanghai
[Video by Xing Yi]
After nearly five years of construction, the Shanghai Astronomy Museum, believed to be the world's largest of its kind, will finally open its doors to the public on July 18, the museum said on Monday.
Located in Shanghai's coastal Lingang area, the museum covers 38,000 square meters.
From above, the museum resembles two connected planetary orbits, with a spherical theater sitting on one side and an inverted spherical dome on the other.
"The majority of astronomy museums in the world are about 20,000 square meters, so this is arguably the largest in the world. It will be able to host visits by around 6,000 people a day," said Lin Qing, director of the museum's research center.
"We're also looking forward to working with other museums around the world on the popularization of astronomy."
