City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia Spain
Spain is known for its churches and its typical Spanish building style,
however there are exceptions. In Barcelona Gaudi has created lovely
houses but Valencia has it own great architecture in the
City of Arts and Sciences.
Although the buildings are modern, I really liked it there,
due to the beauty of the place and
of course the royal history.
The City of Arts and Sciences is the most important modern
tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the
12 Treasures of Spain.
The area is designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela.
Santiago Calatrava also is the architect who designed the
railwaystation of Liège-Guillemins in Belgium see on
this link.
Famous buildings
The City of Arts and Sciences is made up of several buildings inter alia:
L'Hemisfèric (opened in 1998);
On 13 November 2000 the Museu de les Ciènces Principe Felipe was
opened for public. It inter alia has a section about Climate Change.
On 14 February 2003 the Oceanografic was opened for public. It is the
largest aquarium of Europe with a surface of 110.000 square metres.
On 8 October 2005, Queen Sofia of Spain opened her Palau de les Arts
Reina Sofia which became the opera house in Valencia. The first opera
performance which took place in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia was
Beethoven's Fidelio.
The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia Spain was used in an episode of
Doctor Who.
Economy
In 2019 it was reported that the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is
113 million euros a year and it generates 3.509 jobs.
A visit
I visited the City of Arts and Sciences in December 2018. I've taken a look
at the Oceanografic, the largest aquarium of Europe. It really is amazing!
During their tour in 2020, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
(who wore a red dress) visited Valencia.
At the City of Arts and Sciences the royals attended a meeting about the
Innovation and Design National Awards.
Own pictures taken in December 2018
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