Unveiled Exterior of the Advancement Project Arche Nebra Revealed - Unveiled: Arche Nebra's Technology-Advanced Outdoor Space Now Accessible
**New Futuristic Outdoor Area Opens at Arche Nebra Visitor Centre**
In the heart of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, a new tourist attraction has made its debut: the Outer Space area at the Arche Nebra visitor centre. This innovative outdoor space is dedicated to the Nebra sky disk, an ancient artifact that showcases the advanced astronomical knowledge of the Únětice culture from the early Bronze Age.
The Outer Space area boasts modern, innovative architecture and steel construction, designed to protect and present the site in a way that highlights its cultural and historical significance. The Outer Space building, resembling a UFO, stands on 16 concrete supports, each weighing 15 tons, and is crowned with a panorama walk leading to an observation platform.
The Outer Space building, with a floor plate inclined by five degrees to symbolize a crash landing, serves as a multifunctional facility. It is not only a learning and experience site for school classes and groups, but also a venue for events, concerts, readings, and lectures.
The digital show in the planetarium has been revised during the renovation, offering visitors an immersive experience. For young explorers, there is a logbook that tells the story of a crew's journey and the reason for the crash in Nebra in abstracted images and a specially designed script. An instruction for deciphering the script is provided in the logbook and is also possible via QR codes.
The Nebra sky disk site is of outstanding cultural importance, reflecting the Únětice culture's advanced knowledge of time and their ability to predict lunar eclipses. This importance could contribute to the site’s recognition or nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status, showcasing the intersection of cultural, scientific, and historical values.
Events held at the Arche Nebra area are likely to include educational programs, archaeological exhibitions, and possibly seasonal events aligned with solstices and celestial occurrences, echoing the ancient calendar functions of the Nebra sky disk. Visitors can learn about the symbolism and meaning behind the disk and its alignment with significant landscape markers like the Brocken mountain.
Saxony-Anhalt is home to five UNESCO World Heritage sites and unique memorial sites like the Arche Nebra. The region hopes that the unique architecture of the Outer Space building will attract tourists, offering them an opportunity to delve into the rich history and culture of prehistoric Europe.
During the renovation, around 47 tons of steel and 330 tons of concrete were used for the construction of the Outer Space building. The visitor centre has also been made barrier-free, with features like automatic doors and a guidance system for visually impaired people, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the new attraction.
[1] https://www.archaeology.org/issues/1021-nebra-sky-disk [2] https://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/world-heritage/wh-list/regions/europe/germany/sites/nebra-sky-disk/
- In addition to serving as a unique tourist attraction, the Outer Space area at Arche Nebra Visitor Centre could potentially adopt a community policy that invites local schools to organize outdoor-living programs, promoting home-and-garden education about ancient lifestyles and the advancements in technology showcased by the Nebra sky disk.
- To enhance the overall visitor experience, the digital technology used in the planetarium at the Outer Space area could be expanded to provide virtual tours of similar historical sites, encouraging the exploration of lifestyle, outdoor-living, home-and-garden, and technology-related themes, both within and beyond Saxony-Anhalt.
