Kiev Planetarium (previously Republican Planetarium; Ukrainian: Київський планетарій) in Kiev, Ukraine is one of the largest planetaria in the CIS (former Soviet states). Opened on January 1, 1952 by the initiative of the scientist-astronomer Serhiy Vsekhsviatskiy (1905–1984), the planetarium has a dome of 23.5 meters in diameter, and seats 320 people. In 1987, Kiev Planetarium moved to new premises on the street. Red Army, 57 /3, where he remains to this day. The new building was set device " Large Zeiss IV», allowing to demonstrate the 6500 stars of the Northern and Southern hemispheres.In the planetarium are lectures on astronomy, geography, natural history . When the children's planetarium astronomical school for students 6–11 years of age and art studio .Kiev Planetarium is a division of the Society "Knowledge" of Ukraine.