Amazon Quiz: In which Spanish city is this building located?
Barcelona
Valencia
Seville
Madrid
Answer: Valencia
Valencia has been named the World Design Organization’s (WDO) 2022 World Design Capital. Valencia is a port on the Mediterranean located on Spain’s south-east coast.
“Valencia has become a leading example of effective and strategic use of design in public policy, which has resulted in a beneficial impact on industries, infrastructure and mobility. The city’s impressive mix of historic and modern structures, coupled and coexisting with the natural environment is best showcased in the example of the Turia Garden, one of the largest urban parks in Spain,” according to WDO’s website.
The City of Arts and Sciences (La Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias) in Valencia is a magnificent and imposing structure designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. With its avant-garde architecture, this leisure and culture centre is firmly rooted in the twenty-first century. The Hemisferic features the most recent Imax films, as well as a planetarium and an innovative laser show. The Science Museum is housed in a spectacular building and features exhibitions where visitors can touch and conduct fascinating hands-on experiments.
The Oceanografic replicates all of the planet’s ecosystems, with an incredible diversity of flora and fauna. The spectacular oval-shaped Palau de les Arts is the place to see the best operas, concerts, and stage performances. Finally, there is the CaixaForum Valencia. This structure was designed to be a multifunctional, versatile space capable of hosting a variety of events.
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