The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (Valencian), Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Spanish) or City of Arts & Sciences is an ensemble of five areas in the dry river bed of the now diverted River Turia in Valencia, Spain. This page deals with language. ... The River Turia (Valencian: Riu Túria; Spanish: Río Turia) is a waterway running through the Valencian Country and reaching the sea at the City of Valencia. ... Pavement of a Valencia street, with arbour. ...
Designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava and started in July 1996, it is an impressive example of modern architecture. Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Modern architecture is the term given to the range of approaches in architecture, first appearing at the beginning of the 20th century, that rejected historic precedent as a source of architectural inspiration and considered function as the prime generator of form, employing materials and technology in directly, rather than softening...
The "city" is made up of the following, usually known by their Valencian/Catalan names:
El Palau de les Arts — Opera house and performing arts centre
It is also surrounded by attractive streams and pools of water. This article is about opera as an art form. ... IMAX (for Image Maximum) is a film projection system which has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems. ... A planetarium is a theatre built for presenting shows about astronomy and the night sky. ...