Around Europe
The science museums and the IMAX cinema
The Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias is a wonderful piece of architecture by the spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It consists of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (opera house), the IMAX cinema L'Hemisfèric, the L'Umbracle park, the Museu de les Ciencies Príncipe Felipe (science museum) and the L'Oceanogràfic (aquarium).
Below the Pont de Monteolivet, Valencia
The Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias is a wonderful piece of architecture by the spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It consists of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (opera house), the IMAX cinema L'Hemisfèric, the L'Umbracle park, the Museu de les Ciencies Príncipe Felipe (science museum) and the L'Oceanogràfic (aquarium).
Below the Pont de Monteolivet, Valencia
The Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias is a wonderful piece of architecture by the spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It consists of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (opera house), the IMAX cinema L'Hemisfèric, the L'Umbracle park, the Museu de les Ciencies Príncipe Felipe (science museum) and the L'Oceanogràfic (aquarium).
Main entrance Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía, Valencia
Opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. It opened on 8 October 2005. Its first opera staging was of Beethoven's Fidelio on 25 October 2006 (see this Wikipedia article for further details).
The Prague National Theater complex
Always a challenge: The architectural combination of the classic heritage with the modern requirements.