The building was built with the suspension structure, in which cables and towers make up the entire skeleton supporting its roof, and is the only building in Latin America built with this type of engineering. It has a vast external area, with environments such as Praça da Descoberta, Brazilian Space Agency, Science Room, Hall of Mechanics, Auditorium Prof. Roberto Santos, among others. It contains curious items, such as an old and beautiful locomotive, dated between 1938-1940; an old AT-33 plane, manufactured in 1953 in the USA and used by the Brazilian Air Force; a Sun Clock; and other curious pieces that make up the richness of the place.