Perlan

Perlan (; English: The Pearl) is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð hill. It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public. The building consists of a glass dome resting on top of six district heating tanks. Four of them are still in use, one hosts an ice cave, and one has been turned into a planetarium.

Key facts

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Museum.map_caption: Location within Reykjavik
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Museum.established: June 21, 1991
Museum.location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Museum.type: Architectural structure
Museum.director: Chayanova Alla Valerievna
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via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Exhibitions
Observation deck
See also
References
External links

Perlan houses a planetarium with a Northern Lights show called Áróra, an ice cave, which is 100 meters long and is built from around 400 tons of ice, snow, and ash, an interactive glacier exhibit, Lava Show, a water exhibition, Latrabjarg Cliff, a ten-meter-high replica of one of Europe‘s biggest seabird cliffs, a virtual fish tank, Forces of Nature Exhibit, Iceland's geological story timeline, a 360° observation deck, an ice cream parlour, a Restaurant and Café and a gift shop.

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