Abstract Architecture Valencia Spain BW
by Joan Carroll
Title
Abstract Architecture Valencia Spain BW
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts in Valencia Spain is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. It was the final structure built of a grand City of Arts and Sciences concept designed by the internationally known architect Santiago Calatrava and opened in 2005. The entire complex is the most important modern tourist destination in Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. From a photographer’s point of view it is a treasure, similar to other architectural designs by Santiago Calatrava (e.g., Milwaukee Art Museum, Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Barcelona’s Olympic Park Communications Tower). It is stunningly beautiful by day or night! 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 and the water features of the City of Arts and Sciences are meant to bring water back to the area.
FEATURED PHOTO, Black and White Photography group, 4/21/17
FEATURED PHOTO, Exploration Photography group, 4/21/17
FEATURED PHOTO, The Grayscale Outdoors, 4/20/17
joan carroll, modern, white, valenciana, travel, blue, architecture, cultural, architect, architectural, museum, art museum, queen sofia, palace, sofia, queen, palau, reina. Opera, opera house, black and white
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April 20th, 2017
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