5️⃣ Things You Didn’t Know About the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in 📍Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸   1️⃣ It took nearly a decade to build ⚒️ Work began on the first part of the complex, L’Hemisfèric, in July 1996. The last building to be completed was the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. It was inaugurated on Valencian Community Day, October 9, 2005 2️⃣ Valencian architecture 📚 The entire complex was designed by homegrown talent. Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava was responsible for most of the design, along with another Spanish architect, Félix Candela. 3️⃣ 12 Treasures of Spain 🇪🇸 Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences has been voted one of the 12 Treasures of Spain (Los 12 Tesoros de España) in a public poll created by Spanish media, ranking alongside world-famous sights like the Sagrada Família in Barcelona and Granada’s famous Alhambra. 4️⃣Europe’s largest aquarium 🐠 The huge Oceanografic is the biggest aquarium in Europe, housing some 500 different species of marine life including dolphins, belugas, sea lions, penguins and sharks, set in seven different marine environments representing various corners of the world including the Mediterranean, the polar oceans and the Red Sea. 5️⃣ Outdoor club 💃 The Umbracle structure is a tropical garden framed by white arches and surrounded by changing art installations. It’s a great vantage point for taking photos of the complex, but more interestingly, during the summer months the space also becomes an open-air nightclub after dark 🌴 🪩 🌴 💌 Follow us now and Let’s travel the world together 🌎 #valencia #visitvalencia #spain #valenciagram #igersvalencia #visitspain #valenciaturisme #valenciabonita #explorespain #ilovespain #espa #valenciaspain #valenciaenamora #valenciacity #travel #gulliver #park #comunidadvalenciana #travelgram #cvalenciana #valenciasecreta #citybreak #weekendtravel #bucketlist #mustvisitplace #valenciagramers #unknownndestinationn #travelcouple #ciudaddelasartesylasciencias #traveltips