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City of the Arts and Sciences

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City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
City of the Arts and Sciences
Phone:
+34 902 10 00 31

Address:
Av. del Professor Lopez Pinero, 7, 46023 Valencia, Spain

The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is situated at the end of the former riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted after a catastrophic flood in 1957. The old riverbed was turned into a picturesque sunken park. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, the project began the first stages of construction in July 1996, and was inaugurated April 16, 1998 with the opening of L'Hemisfèric. The last great component of the City of Arts and Sciences, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, was inaugurated on October 9, 2005, Valencian Community Day. Originally budgeted at €300 million, it has cost nearly three times the initial expected cost.
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