Inspired by the City of Science and Industry in Paris, the Valencian Autonomous Government created the City of Arts and Sciences, enlisting the talents of architects Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela to give the Spanish city a modern cultural attraction. Built in a park on the drained riverbed of the Turia River, the first portions of the multi-building attraction opened in 1998. Several additions followed, the most recent being L"Àgora, a covered plaza that opened in 2009 to host concerts, exhibitions, and other events.
A ‘city’ within Valencia
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
International Kissing Day
-
Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
-
A march toward a dream
-
World Laughter Day
-
Computer Science Education Week
-
The birthplace of Cinco de Mayo
-
Travel Sunday: San Francisco
-
Icelandic horses, Iceland
-
An old celebration for a new season
-
The lemurs of Madagascar
-
It s time for spring
-
A visionary artist paints his own garden view
-
Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany
-
Tolkien Reading Day
-
Life in a North African town
-
What does the fox dream?
-
Legacy mural in Philadelphia
-
Halo around the sun
-
Fat Bear Week
-
International Day of Peace
-
Native American Heritage Day
-
Gray days ahead in Monterey
-
Here s looking Atchafalaya
-
Flying high on National Bird Day
-
Fight for your lefts
-
Look before you leap
-
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
-
World Oceans Day
-
Paris is photo-ready this week
-
At the gates of the ksar