Originally conceived in 2001, the construction of the building and the initial acquisition of the contents was completed in mid-2006.

[1] The main pavilion covers 11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft).

[1] The planetarium, named after Johannes Kepler, is a 18 m (59 ft)-diameter dome containing 247 seats and 13 wheelchair spaces.

It uses a Carl Zeiss AG Starmaster SB to project over 6,000 stars, along with two digital projectors covering the entire dome.

[2] The planetarium and digital theatre covers 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft).