Valencia Spain Hemispheric Building
by Philip Preston
Title
Valencia Spain Hemispheric Building
Artist
Philip Preston
Medium
Photograph
Description
Built in the shape of the human eye, L’Hemisfèric is one of the structures within the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. Designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, L’Hemisfèric houses an IMAX theatre, a Planetarium and a Laserium. The “pupil” is the hemispherical dome of the IMAX theatre and the “eyelid” can open and close by using hydraulic lifts to operate the steel and glass shutter. This impressive architectural masterpiece is situated at the end of the dried up riverbed Turia. Calatrava wanted to bring water back to the area by creating a reflecting pool which also serves as a stunning artistic display at night when the lighting creates an image of a whole eye. From a photography perspective, the structure looks equally good in colour or monochrome, but this image employs the latter.
Philip Preston Photography provides photo or photoart images for your home, office or business walls. Colour or monochrome versions of landscape, architecture, cityscape and travel related images available, including photographs with impressionistic paint effect finishes. Various size and finish options, including posters, framed, canvas, acrylic and metal.
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April 23rd, 2018
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