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On Thursday we went to the Museu de les Ciències for the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit (amongst others), where they had what the Mona Lisa would’ve looked like when originally painted! The Hemisfèric had a fun and immersive Animal Kingdom video projection in their spherical theater.

A man poses seated in a faux painting frame designed like the Mona Lisa at the Mona Lisa exhibition in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, with a painted landscape mimicking the original background. The interior of the Ágora building in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, with its towering, curved glass facade and rhythmic steel ribs framing views of the city skyline—an impressive example of light-filled, modern architectural design. Visitors walk beneath the repeating skeletal arches of the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, a dramatic perspective that emphasizes the structure’s futuristic and organic form. Panoramic view of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, featuring sleek white structures reflected in the water, with bold geometric lines and curving forms creating a surreal, space-age atmosphere. The L’Hemisfèric in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, shaped like a giant eyelid, appears to float on a pool of blue water—its symmetry and reflection enhancing the building’s biomorphic design. Interior of the L’Hemisfèric planetarium in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, with a violet-lit dome ceiling and a centered logo above the seated audience, evoking a cinematic and immersive atmosphere before the show begins. Scene from a nature documentary shown inside the L’Hemisfèric theater in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, featuring a pair of clownfish nestled in a sea anemone resting on a vividly colored purple base against a dark underwater backdrop. The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía opera house in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, with its soaring curves and sail-like roof, dramatically poised above the reflecting pool—echoing nautical forms and futuristic aesthetics. A striking view of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia showcasing the harp-shaped Assut de l’Or bridge, the domed L’Àgora, and nearby science buildings—an ensemble of bold, sculptural forms rising above calm turquoise water.