Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The City of Arts and Sciences - Valencia, Spain

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I was only able to spend a few hours in Valencia before making my way down to Alicante, which was always the plan. So I decided to focus on the most recent and most modern structure in Valencia, the City of Arts and Sciences or in Spanish, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Designed and started in 1996 by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava in collaboration with FĂ©lix Candela, the City of Arts and Sciences is an ensemble of five areas in the dry riverbed in Valencia, Spain. It contains the Opera house and performing arts centre, Imax Cinema, Planetarium and Laserium, a Walkway / Garden, Science museum, and Open-air oceanographic park.