Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Introduction

The City of Arts and Sciences is a world-famous, spectacularly avant-garde modern complex in Valencia—a science and culture complex of grand white buildings shaped like futuristic space scenes; it is Valencia's well-deserved number-one landmark and city card, and an outstanding example of modern architecture. The City of Arts and Sciences (Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) was designed and built by the famous local architect Santiago Calatrava and others, at the end of the dry riverbed left after the Turia River was diverted (now the Turia Garden). The complex is world-famous for its avant-garde, stunning, futuristic and sculptural forms—several uniquely shaped, grand pure-white buildings with fluid lines and strange forms (like giant eyes, bones, shells, sails or future space creatures), set off by surrounding blue pools, creating an awe-inspiring scene like a sci-fi future world—a place countless architecture and photography lovers dream of. Beyond its stunning exterior, the complex is a rich science-and-culture hub with venues of varied functions: the majestic Science Museum (an interactive modern science museum, educational and fun), the hemispherical planetarium and IMAX cinema (like a giant eye), the grand opera house and Palace of the Arts (shaped like a giant helmet or sail), and one of Europe's largest aquariums—the Oceanogràfic (showing rich marine life from the world's oceans)—truly integrating science, art, entertainment and education, especially suited to families and all visitors. Visiting Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences, marvelling at its stunning, futuristic architecture and exploring its rich science and culture venues, is a stunning and rich Valencia experience.

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