Valencia Future 2009-2014... ? !
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the America's Cup 2007 here in Valencia, its all systems go for this vibrant
city. It seems to be enjoying the limelight and has certainly got a few Aces
up its sleeve. It certainly helps when Santiago Calatrava, one of the most
famous Architects in the World comes from Valencia and with his support,
Valencia is being thrust onto the centre stage for at least the next couple
of years. On the photo you can see what part of the excitement is all about.
These 3 new buildings which will be named Valencia, Castellon and Alicante
are destined to become offices and residential apartments. They will be 308,
266 and 220 metres high and will be built over a train station (AVE) making
the City of Arts and Sciences only 1 hour 40 minutes from Madrid and
Barcelona, 45 minutes from Alicante and 20 minutes from Castellon.
Additionally, the project will also include the Horizontal Mediterranean
building (edificio horizontal Mediterraneo) with a height of 13 metres and
the Agora, a multifunctional space with a hydraulic system allowing the
structure to change.
The port, which is being completely remodelled, will separate the commercial
and the "sports" traffic with a new canal. It will also enjoy floating
mooring facilities, a helipad, a VIP section, a hotel, a park big enough for
8.000 spectators and a large area devoted to restaurants, terraces and
shops.
With all this in mind, its not hard to see that Valencia wants to become the
next Barcelona and with so many other projects in the pipeline, who knows
what could happen?
One thing is for sure, Valencia is closer to Madrid than Barcelona, so with
the new train connection from Madrid, we should see more Madrile๑os coming
our way. This could have a snowball effect and eventually push Valencia
further into the limelight where it clearly likes to be! Lets see what
happens....
MARCH
2006
www.villasvalencia.com and our blog -
Villas
Valencia News One more twist in the tale.... Could
Valencia want to compete against Dubai. We see here the famous hotel in
Dubai and what Valencia wants to build on its shoreline... Is there a
similarity??
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Some more pictures below.... |
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More on these fantastic buildings and new developments
soon.... |
