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City of Arts and Sciences. Travel. Europe. Spain. Valencia. Valencia is a city in Spain, the centre of the autonomous community of Valencia and the province of the same name. The third largest city in Spain is after Madrid and Barcelona. Located at the confluence of a partially drained river Turia in the Mediterranean Sea. The city was founded by the Romans in 138 BC. e., although in place of the city there were earlier settlements of Greeks and Carthaginians. During its history, the city experienced many events, one way or another reflected in its architecture. The city is rich in sights - the huge Gothic Cathedral (where the cup which is recognised by the Catholic Church in the person of the Pope as the Holy Grail) with the bell tower known as Miguellet, ancient churches, richly decorated on the outside and inside, fragments of city fortifications, including several impressive gate, mediaeval gothic building of the silk exchange La Lonja, old town buildings, elegant buildings of the 19 th - early twentieth century in the Art Nouveau style (Central market, station, post office), museum Modern zoo and aquarium. Valencia is a part of the World Heritage of Humanity since 1996. Silk Exchange (Lonja de la Seda). Built between 1482 and 1548, it is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture and is a reflection of the heyday of Valencia as a major trading city of the Mediterranean of the XV-XVI centuries. The Silk Exchange was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a vivid example of late Gothic, symbolising the power and wealth of the Mediterranean trading cities. The central square of Valencia is - "the area of the Administration." Here, in the 20th century, monumental structures were erected that became symbols of modern Valencia: the Main Post Office, the Trade Assembly, the City Hall building, with the Museum of the History of the City located there. The central market of Valencia (Mercado Central de Valencia) is the largest indoor food market in Europe. It is an excellent example of a combination of secular-gothic European architecture with local colour. The Museum of Fine Arts of San Pio V (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia) is located opposite the Watchtowers Serranos Towers. In addition to the architecture of the building itself, one of the richest collections of works of art in Spain is presented here, including paintings by Francisco de Goya and Joaquin Sorolei. Towers Serranos (Torres de Serranos) - one of the city gates, built in the late 14th century. Valencia suffered many times from the spills of the Turia River flowing through it. In the end, it was decided to put the river in a new channel south of the city. The lands of the former riverbed were given for the construction of a small town of arts and sciences. The buildings are located in a new park with a length of 10 kilometres. The main designers of the complex are Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela. City of Arts and Sciences - an architectural complex of five buildings on the dried bottom of the Turia River. Construction began in 1996. The complex is one of the outstanding examples of modern architecture. The City of Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) consists of the Scientific Museum (Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe), the Oceanographic Park (Oceanogràfic), the Planetarium (Hemisfèric), the botanical garden Umbracle (Umbracle), the Palace of the Arts of Queen Sofia (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia) and the multifunctional centre of Agora (Àgora). Valencia also has the following museums: the Valencian Fine Arts, the Gonzalez Marti Ceramics, the Military, the History of Valencia, the Longha de la Seda - the mediaeval Gothic building of the silk exchange, the IVAM Gallery of Modern Art, the Prince Philippe Sciences, the Patriarch's Museum, in which masterpieces of ancient painting and a number of other museums are presented.