City of Arts and Sciences # 21 - Valencia
by Allen Beatty
Title
City of Arts and Sciences # 21 - Valencia
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The City of Arts and Sciences is a 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 on April 16, 1998 with the opening of L'Hemisfèric. The last major component of the City of Arts and Sciences, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, was inaugurated on October 9, 2005, Valencian Community Day.
I love architecture that begs the question, "Is it sculpture or a building or both." These buildings are both in my opinion. My jaw dropped when I saw them for the first time in gleaming sunlight. Unfortunately, my camera had stopped working so I had to go into the business area of Valencia and purchase a new camera so I could take pictures the last 2 days of the trip. Because I had to charge the new battery for 4 hours I couldn't get back for daylight images but I got up at 6:00 am and walked over for some sunrise images which you see here.
Here we see the two women walking on the pedestrian walkway.
This image is Featured in the following FAA/Pixels Groups:
Bedroom Art Gallery///
Intent of the Artist///
The Art Workshop///
Camera Art Group///
10 Plus///
Art For Passion - Passion For Art///
Your Very Best Photography///
Daily Promotion///
Your Story of Art///
Just Perfect///
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October 10th, 2019
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Comments (19)
Allen Beatty
Bob, thank you very much for the Homepage Feature in the Your Very Best Photography Group
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE! Excellent and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "April -May 2023 Features."
Allen Beatty replied:
Nancy, thank you very much for the Homepage Feature in the Art for Passion - Passion for Art Group
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! You are invited to post your art in the "Special Feature Archive Discussion" in the Camera Art group. Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art Group. You can do that in the specific "SPECIAL FEATURES NOMINATIONS - VOL 8” discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Diana Mary Sharpton
Nominating this fabulous architecture found in the City of Arts and Sciences Center, Valencia, Spain for special feature on the camera art group...fav/t/p/l/
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. l/f 3/3/23
Allen Beatty
Dr. Stewart, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Intent of the Artist Group
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