The first civic planetarium in Canada was built by the citizens of Edmonton and was officially opened on September 22nd, 1960. It was named to commemorate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Edmonton one year earlier, and was designed by architect R.F. Duke. The role of the planetarium was largely superceeded by the Edmonton Space Science Centre which opened on a neighbouring site in Coronation Park in 1984. http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hgibbins/QEP/ #1960 #1960s #Alberta #Coronation_Park #Edmonton #Planetarium
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