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Planetarium And Mesopotamian Astronomy Exhibition

Planetarium And Mesopotamian Astronomy Exhibition

Project year : 2019 
Area : 32000 sqm 
Style : Parametric Architecture 
Type : Academic (5th stage) 
Location : Duhok - Iraq
Software : Rhinoceros - Grasshopper - VRay - Photoshop

Astronomy was one of the most ancient sciences in the word which people used to tell the time and the date, it was one of the studied fields in the land of ancient Mesopotamia, many astronomy discoveries are discovered and used in daily life by ancient Mesopotamia civilization mainly astrology one of them being zodiac calendar. The months were divided into groups of three, alternating by four, evenly split among the four lands. The first, fifth, and ninth months belonged to Akkad, the second, sixth, and tenth belonged to Elam, the third, seventh, and eleventh belonged to Amurru, and the fourth, eighth, and twelfth belonged to Subartu. Our people nowadays lack the knowledge about astronomy, and early civilization discoveries, even though there is a public interest in this science because of the lack of facilities to support such field of science, therefore, the project is aimed to provide knowledge about astronomy and embrace Mesopotamian civilization astronomy discoveries through entertainment. In addition In addition to the theatres and exhibitions, the project includes special entertainment facilities which lead to learning in an entertained process, it also includes ordinary educational facilities which schools can use to give lectures to the students during field trips. The whole process is aimed to introduce the younger generation to the science of astronomy, for the purpose of revitalizing the field in the region.

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