Nine Views - Venus - Zagreb, Croatia
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GCEdo
N 45° 48.809 E 015° 58.599
33T E 575877 N 5073788
Model of Venus as part of Solar System model in Zagreb, Croatia.
Waymark Code: WMPXP0
Location: Croatia
Date Posted: 11/05/2015
Views: 5
This model of Venus is part of Solar System model in Zagreb that is called Nine Views. The model Nine Views is actually an ambiental installation that together with the sculpture The Grounded Sun represents a consistent, scale model of the Solar System.
The Grounded Sun sculpture was made first back in 1971 and 33 years later (in 2004) artist Davor Preis made planets and added them to existing Sun model, creating the complete model of Solar System. The entire model is to-scale both by size and by distance.
The entire model is at scale 1:680,000,000, both by size and by distance. Sun's model is about 2 meters, Earth's model is about 1.9 cm in size and at 225 m distance from the Sun's model, while Pluto's model is 8.7 kilometers away from the Sun's model.
Address:
Ban Josip Jelacic Square 3
Zagreb, Croatia
10000
To-Scale by distance: yes
To-Scale by Size: yes
Is the model an Orrery?: no
Web Page: [Web Link]
Hours:
24/7
Admission Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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