Located alongside the Turia River, the Palau de la Musica is one of the most emblematic buildings of modern Valencia

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Located alongside the Turia River, the Palau de la Musica is one of the most emblematic buildings of modern Valencia. Transparency is one of its main characteristics.  Designed by José Maria Barcia de Paredes – a creator of other concert halls such as the ones in Madrid, Granada and Cuenca, the Valencia Concert Hall was constructed in 1987. This concert hall is built like a giant greenhouse, employing the theme of transparency and live plants inside. Since its construction in 1984, it has considered as one of the best concert halls in Europe.

The Palau has become a symbol of Valencia’s future and a landmark of its urban development. A huge glass dome, which was designed by Ricardo Bofill serves as the main entrance, perfectly integrated into the surrounding gardens. The cascading fountains rhythmically leap up and down into the pool outside. You can watch the fountains that have been designed to spout to the beat of the music heard from the Palau throughout the garden. The Palau and the garden around it totally change by night, creating a different mood.

If you like your classical music it is definitely the place to go. Once you have crossed the enormous foyer, you gain access to the different concert halls. The program is only in Spanish but if you are a lover of music easy to understand. Concerts, operas, ballets, conferences, presentations, and all sorts of other educational activities have been held inside and outside the building. The Palau hast become a space open to many artistic initiatives: literary cycles, exhibitions, theatre, dance, flamenco, jazz, etc. The Festival of Jazz in the Jardines del Palau de la Música in July plays host to the greats of jazz such as Natalie Cole, guitarist Ximo Tebar and many more. The five hundred thousand people who come here each year attest to the popularity of this concert hall.