imaginative city of the arts and sciences
Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish modern architect, sculptor and structural engineer never stops amazing me. He is originally from Valencia and he has designed in his hometown the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències – the City of the Arts and Sciences and the Alameda Bridge and metro station.
Amazing forms, contrasts with the reflecting water and all those numerous details everywhere.
L’Hemisfèric – an Imax Cinema, Planetarium and Laserium. Built in the shape of the eye
El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe – Museum of the Science Principe Felipe 2. an interactive museum of science resembling the skeleton of a whale
El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía – opera house
L’Umbracle – landscaped walk
L’Umbracle
Detail from Alameda bridge and station
Candela Oceanographique – largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe
L’Agora – a covered plaza for concerts and sporting events
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images José Miguel Hernández Hernández Fotógrafo de Arquitectura