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| Ciudad de les Artes y las Ciencias, L‘Hemisfèric |
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 | 1998 | 2007 |
 | M VIII TD | powerdome® EDITION
with M VIII TD |
 | 24 m
(79 ft) | 24 m
(79 ft) |
 | 306 | 306 |
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| L'Hemisfèric with its 24m dome constitutes the biggest planetarium in Europe, Photo: L'Hemisfèric Valencia |
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The "city of the arts and sciences" is certainly unique in the world, comprising a palace of the arts, a domed theater called L'Hemisfèric, a science museum and an oceanographic park. Designed by Spain's top architect Santiago Calatrava, the three buildings mentioned radiate lively freshness and bold elegance. As soon as L'Hemisfèric was finished, Valencians nicknamed it "the giant eye".
It was opened by Eduardo Zaplana, chairman of the Valencia regional council, on April 16th, 1998. The projection machine is an UNIVERSARIUM Model VIII TD, which turns the dome into a nightly sky with extremely bright and brilliant stars. Also installed are an IMAX wide-angle movie projector and an excellent audiovisual system. In 2007, Carl Zeiss installed the fulldome system powerdome®EDITION. | |
L‘Hemisfèric Valencia
Avenida Instituto Obrero de València s/n.
Esq. Autovia
de "EL Saler"
46013 València
Spain
Tel.: +34-96-3355-330
Fax: +34-96-3355-331
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