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Seminar Building: Comprising eleven halls, four with seating capacity of 100 persons each, two with seating capacity of 40 persons each, two with seating capacity of 30 persons each, two with seating capacity of 15 persons, and a meeting room for 12 persons, a venue for conferences, seminars,
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located at Parama Island in the Dhapa area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Dhapa, ITC Royal Bengal, JW Marriott and Science City areas. The station is named in honour of the founder of Bartaman, Barun Sengupta. The station is elevated above the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.
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supported by 150 special effect projectors and an Astrovision 10/70 large format film projection system housed in a 23-meter diameter tilted dome having unidirectional seating arrangements for 360 person immersive shows on space sciences.
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in an open air learning environment. The park's interactive exhibits are engineered so as to tolerate all weather. The Science Park has become an integral part in all the centres of the
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in the first floor. Slicing a huge earth globe at the centre of the hall into 12 segments vertically in each hemisphere, important features of each segment such as
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The Maritime Centre depicts the maritime history of India, including artifacts, dioramas, and interactive exhibits on shipping and navigation systems
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Grand Theater: 2232 seating capacity main auditorium with a stage for 100 performers at a time, the largest auditorium in eastern India.
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The Dynamotion Hall offers various hands-on and interactive exhibits on wide various scientific topics with exhibits such as:
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Mini Auditorium: 392 seating capacity, with stage for 30 performers at a time, ideal for smaller conferences and shows.
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A 5400 square meter new building was opened in 2016. It provides inquiry based learning to visitors in four sections:
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A full grown butterfly with eggs in controlled environment at Science City, Kolkata.
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providing shows of 30 minutes duration for around 70 people at a time.
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from the smallest to the biggest scales of the known universe by
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