The L'Agora is a large covered square designed by Santiago Calatrava, located between the City or Arts and Sciences and the L'Oceanográfic.
The L'Agora was officially inagurated in 2009 to host the Valencia Open 500 ATP tennis tournament. The tournament is ended up in 2015, the Cloud 9 studio made the redesign directed by a Catalan architect, Enric Ruiz-Geli in 2018. He redesigned the building to hold a variety of events such as concerts, performances, temporary exhibitions, and workshops.
Open to dialog and cultural activity
The building is a large arena, with a glass roof along its spine and a moveable structure to control the natural light. It has 6,500 sqm to house two exhibition halls, an auditorium with 300 seats, two multipurpose rooms, a bar-restaurant, a bookstore and a family and educational space.
Interesting facts
THE BUILDING
- has 6,500 sqm useful area
- has two large exhibition halls located on the ground floor, hosting temporary exhibitions
- it has a multipurpose classroom, family and educational places, a bookstore and a restaurant
- its cultural offer: art exhibitions, conferences, concerts, shows, social days, educational and family workshops
TRANSPORT
- By Metro (Alameda)
- By Bus number 15, 25 or 95
