It is true that I have mentioned it before, but I thought it deserves a special post because perharps Valencia's one of the main attractions are the CIUTAT DE LES ARTS I LES CIÈNCIES. I am captivated by the charm of the place, which is probably based on well-designed architectural concepcion and executed forms. During my stay here, I have visited the proximity of this complex several times, either for just a walk or spend my time in the park.
In Valencia this is a unique complex devoted to scientific and cultural dissemination which is made up of five main elements: the Hemisfèric (IMAX cinema and digital projections), the Umbracle (a landscaped vantage point and car park), the Science Museum (an innovative centre of interactive science, even through personal experience, with an empirical approach), the Oceanogràfic (the largest aquarium in Europe), the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (it takes care of the operatic programme), and the finally Ágora (which gives the complex a multifunctional space).
Along an axis of just under two kilometres that was formerly the bed of the River Turia, this complex promoted by the Generalitat Valenciana has striking architecture. In these buildings we can get to know different aspects of science, technology, nature, and art of coure.
As an architecture student, I would like to highlight it the significant part placed by architecture has been possible thanks to the outstanding work of two Spanish architects of international prestige: Santiago Calatrava with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Opera House), Hemisfèric (Imax and Full Dome), Science Museum, Umbracle, (Promenade and Car Park), and the Agora, and Félix Candela with the striking roofs of the main buildings of the Oceanogràfic (Aquarium). Thanks to this cooperation, an architectural complex of exceptional beauty has thus been formed to harmonise the continent with the content.
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