Science, nature and art team up in one of the biggest complexes of scientific and cultural popularization from Europe, which is located in Valencia.
It is one of the most modern and emblematic monuments of the city that is situated at the end of the old riverbed Turia.
Designed by Santiago Calatrava, it is characterized by its white mosaic color, surrounded with water, and at nights the lighting conspires to see an even more beautiful place. Built in 1998, the last part (the Queen Sophia Palace of the Arts) was inaugurated in 2005.
The City of the Arts and the Sciences is a unique set on the popularization of the science and culture, that is composed by five big elements: the Hemisferic (an IMAX cinema and digital projections), the Umbracle (landscaped lookout and parking), El Museu de les Ci
February 27th, 2010 at 7:40 am
[...] structure, they have managed to open the doors for its own tourism. For example, Valencia with its City of the Arts and Sciences, designed by Santiago Calatrava in 2007, or the huge Gaudi’s Sacred Family in Barcelona, which [...]