Planetarium of Milan

The Ulrico Oepli Planetarium in Milan is located in Piazza Corso Venezia, northeast of the city center. Milan Planetarium - the largest in Italy, was built in 1930 with the money of a large publishing house Pearson Education, Inc., whose head was Ulrico Oepli.

The building was designed in neoclassical style by architect Piero Portaluppi. In a round hall with a diameter of about 20 meters under the dome of the planetarium could accommodate about 320 people.

World War II interrupted the planetarium. Guardian Aldo Venturi managed to secretly hide expensive planetarium equipment in a church near Milan. After the war, he was awarded the title of Knight of the Republic. In 1949, the planetarium was reopened to the public.

In the 90s of the last century, the planetarium was equipped with the latest image processing and projection systems and an audio system. However, the planetarium still adheres to the ideology of a “living teacher” who can communicate with the viewer. More than 100,000 people visit the planetarium every year.