Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

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Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia

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. Work of the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, several of its buildings have become icons in the city. It is a scientific and cultural leisure complex which can be enjoyed with family or friends, covering around two kilometres of the former riverbed of the River Turia. The Hemisfèric, a digital 3D cinema with a huge 900 metre concave screen which almost envelops spectators.