L'Àgora

'''L'Àgora' (, ; anglicised "The Agora") is a multifunctional covered space designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències'' (City of Arts and Sciences) complex, Valencia, Spain.

Key facts

Venue.name: L'Àgora
Venue.image: Ágora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, España, 2014-06-29, DD 44.JPG
Venue.location: Valencia, Spain
Venue.opened: 2009
Venue.construction_cost: € 90 million
Venue.architect: Santiago Calatrava
Venue.tenants: Valencia Open 500 (2009–2015)
Venue.seating_capacity: 6,075

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: multi-purpose hall
Part of: City of Arts and Sciences
Country: Spain
Located in: Valencia
Owned by: City of Arts and Sciences
Movement: postmodern architecture
Location: City of Arts and Sciences
Sport: tennis
Image: Agora y Pont de l'Assut de l'Or.jpg

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date of official opening: 2009-00-00
architect: Santiago Calatrava
maximum capacity: 6075
occupant: Valencia Open 250
Commons category: L'Àgora
architectural style: high-tech architecture
capital cost: 90000000
inception: 2009-00-00

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Design and construction
CaixaForum Valencia
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==Design and construction== left|thumb|L'Àgora, with the tennis configuration in 2013 thumb|right|Assut de l'Or Bridge and the L'Àgora are two parts of Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences complex The building has a height of and occupies 5,000 m2 of space with an open ground plan resembling a pointed ellipse about long and wide. Depending on the configuration of the space, a maximum seating capacity for 6,075 people can be reached.

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