| Adler Planetarium | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 1300 S. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1929 |
| Architect: | Ernest Grunsfeld,Jr. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | February 27, 1987[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 27, 1987[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87000819 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A planetarium is a Theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about Astronomy and the night sky or for training in Celestial navigation [1] The Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium, Philip Fox. Max Adler ( May 12, 1866 - November 4, 1952) was born in Elgin Illinois to a German Jewish family who emigrated to America in Philip Fox ( March 7, 1878 &ndash July 21, 1944) was an American Astronomer and an officer in the U It is located among the Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago's Museum Campus on the shores of Lake Michigan. The John G Shedd Aquarium is an indoor Public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30 The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Museum Campus Chicago is a 57 acre (230850 m² lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds three of the city's most notable Museums all dedicated to the Natural Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [1][3]
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Theatre
The Adler is the only museum in the world with two full-size planetarium theaters. Since the museum's opening in 1930, visitors view representations of the night sky in the historic Sky Theater planetarium, the dome of which is visible from the exterior of the building. The Zeiss Planetarium projector is capable of accurately reproducing the movement of every aspect of the night sky. In 1999, the Adler expanded its exhibition space, including the addition of the StarRider Theater, a completely digital fulldome video environment powered by Digistar 3 simulator technology. Fulldome is used to refer to immersive dome-based video projection environments Digistar 3 is a dome-based projection technology created by Evans & Sutherland - to offer audiences Immersive entertainment and education experiences that integrate Outside the Planetarium is a Henry Moore sundial sculpture named Man Enters the Cosmos. Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast Bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium
Image gallery
 Building |  Building |  Building | |
 planets |  meteorite |  size wise |  exhibition |
 Atwood Celestial Sphere |  projector |
Notes
- ^ a b c Adler Planetarium. Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast Bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ James H. Charleton (October, 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Adler Planetarium / Adler Planetarium and Astronomical MuseumPDF (547 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1985.PDF (335 KiB)
External links
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/adler-planetarium-astronomy-museum.html
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