Glasgow Science Centre

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The Glasgow Science Centre
The Glasgow Science Centre
The Glasgow Science Centre (center) and the Glasgow Tower (right).
The Glasgow Science Centre (center) and the Glasgow Tower (right).
The Glasgow Science Centre
The Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre is a major science and technology museum located in Glasgow, Scotland. The science mall building contains the Scottish Power Planetarium, a climate change theatre, as well as three floors of interactive exhibits, including 'Alice Through the Looking Glass,' a new (Feb 06) interactive experience about perception. Visitors can participate in interactive workshops, exciting live science shows and watch live star-shows. The science mall also has numerous theatres and spaces available for hosting events and presentations.

Within the complex there is an IMAX cinema, and the Glasgow Tower, the highest structure in the world capable of rotating 360° from its foundations and the tallest free-standing structure in Scotland. The architects were BDP.

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