One has only to hear the name of the Spanish city of Granada, as the most beautiful place immediately appears in front of everyone's eyes - the Park of Sciences.
Description
Granada Park is the first interactive science museum in Andalusia, as well as the most important building among all the others that only exist in southern Europe. After it was inaugurated in 1995, its area has quadrupled and now is more than 70,000 square meters. meters. Outside, it presents itself as a complex of buildings and structures made according to modern architectural trends. The entire complex is surrounded by incredibly beautiful botanical gardens, which are decorated with dynamic sculptures and other equally interesting and exclusive exhibits.
The Science Park is not an ordinary museum, or rather, quite an unusual one! Many people who visit museums are accustomed to the fact that everything there is not available for viewing, photography is strictly prohibited, exhibits are hidden from the dexterous hands of many visitors behind showcases or behind glass with a thick layer of armored material, such as the Giaconda from the Louvre.
It's the other way around - a huge number of exhibits are available not just to photograph them, you can also twist them in your hands. The park-museum even has its own motto, which says “It is forbidden not to touch”! There are such interesting exhibits, touching which, including, switching, starting individual elements, transmitting signals to a computer, a person understands the principle of the structure of a particular device, how it works, and why this or that process is taking place at the moment.
Museum halls
There are more than 10 rooms in the Science Park, which have their own theme and tell many interesting details. So, for example, in the Hall of Perception, you can believe that there are many optical laws that operate in our world according to certain rules. Here you will be given the opportunity to experiment with light and lenses, learn about optical and sound illusions. As for the Hall of the Biosphere, they will tell in detail about how the emergence of all continents, volcanoes and many components of our planet occurred in the world, about various cataclysms. In addition, the museum has:
- Hall of Eureka, where you can learn in detail many physical processes, as well as conduct some chemical experiments, see their reactions and their exciting ending, after which you hear - BOOM!
- Children's hall, which will be incredibly interesting for children aged 3 years and above. They will learn a lot of fascinating and exciting things, will be able to touch rare exhibits and samples of antiquities;
- A temporary exhibition hall, in which one cannot but pay attention to the lake and the moving sculptures in it;
- The Astronomical Observatory;
- Planetarium with a capacity of more than 80 seats;
- Park with tropical butterflies. It is easy and simple to get to it along the paths that were laid along the canals with water and decorated with a pergola. There are fountains, acoustic modules, a giant chess set, an oil mill, a maze of many bushes and trees.
At the very top of the tower, you can see the observation platform, which is located at a height of 50 meters, and when you go up there, you can see the whole city with all its beauties at a glance.
On the territory of the Granada Science Park there is a cafeteria, an assembly hall, a souvenir shop, a large roomy hall with panoramic windows, at the entrance you can see the Foucault pendulum meeting everyone, the size of which is about 12 meters.
The most interesting exhibits
The museum has a huge number of beautiful exhibits that may surprise at first sight, but are considered the most impressive:
Empur Si Muove is a dynamic sculpture created by a German designer named Christian Tobin. He made a large column from a material such as raw basalt, and what is most interesting is that it only comes into motion with the help of water.
Ford T - the building of Henry Ford - a car that was created for the first time in the world and put on a production line.
The black hole is a structure that was created in order to show visitors the approximate structure of the universe. This item was made in a very entertaining form, which simply cannot but attract special attention.
Linotype - a typewriter - the very first in the world! It was created in the distant past, when people did not yet know what technology was, but they were well versed in mechanics.
Flattened Earth - the construction of our planet, and an explanation of why it is that way.
A gracious automaton - a robot that can quote world poets such as Shakespeare, Cervantes, Darwin and many others.
Practical information
In order to see the entire museum, the visitor should expect at least 4-5 hours. The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm, on Sunday and on public holidays from 10 am to 3 pm. The Park of Science does not work in the first days of January and May, on Christmas days, as well as in the last two weeks of September.
Ticket prices
To visit the planetarium you will have to shell out 2 euros from your pockets, the cost of an entrance ticket to the museum is 6 euros, a reduced price of 3-4 euros. Pensioners and people aged 65 and over, and young people under 18 can count on benefits.
How to get there
You can fly to the Park of Science from any country, flights here are quite frequent, since Spain is located almost in the center of Europe. You can take a direct flight or a connecting flight. The main airports are in Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can get to Granada by train or regular bus.
The Science Park is located not far from the center of Grenada, about 15 minutes leisurely walk. If you choose among public transport, then the bus is the best fit. They run in this direction quite often, especially numbers - 1st, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th. Another convenient form of transport is a taxi. It is worth telling the driver a few words - Parque de las Siencias, as he will immediately drive you to the desired destination for only 10 euros.
The Science Park in Spain is one of the most fascinating places on the planet. Here are the most interesting exhibits, halls with different themes and many other exciting compositions. Science Park is a must-see for every person on Earth, because it is simply amazing!
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