Valencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with 789,744 inhabitants in the municipality. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million. Valencia is Spain's third-largest metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 million depending on how the metropolitan area is defined. The Port of Valencia is the 5th-busiest container port in Europe and the busiest container port on the Mediterranean Sea. The city is ranked as a Gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community.
The City of Arts and Sciences is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
Juan Bordes. also known as Juan Bordes Caballero, is a Spanish sculptor. specializing in the portrayal of the human figure. He is the author of several books, the organizer of convention programs, and the subject of exhibitions.
Metrovalencia is an urban rail system serving a large part of the metropolitan area of Valencia. The network is a modern amalgamation of former FEVE narrow gauge electric operated suburban railways. It is a large suburban network that crosses the city of Valencia, with all trains continuing out to the suburbs. It also has destinations on lines that make it more closely resemble commuter trains. The unique system combines light railway, metro and several tram operations north of the Túria riverbed park with line 4. Trains of lines 1, 3, 5 and 9 have automatic train operation (ATO) in 25.3 kilometers of underground system. Tram lines 4, 6, 8 and 10 are operated by modern trams.
Eliseo Valdés Erustes is a Cuban artist specializing in sculpture, painting, and drawing.
Eusebio Sempere Juan was a Spanish sculptor, painter and graphic artist whose abstract geometric works make him the most representative artist of the Kinetic art movement in Spain and one of Spain's foremost artists. His use of repetition of line and mastery of color to manipulate the way light plays on the surface give depth to his pictorial compositions.
Federico Martínez Roda is a professor of history at the Valencia Catholic University.
Manuel Sáez is a Spanish artist. Since 1984, he has been living and working in Valencia.
Lidó Rico is a Spanish expressive artist.
David López Ribes is a Spanish painter and multidisciplinary artist. He lives and works in Valencia.
Arturo Berned, is a Spanish sculptor whose works are conceived on the basis of mathematical laws and geometrical layouts charged with symbolism. In 1993 he graduated in Architecture, a profession that he exercised for several years and combined with his love of sculpture. In the year 2000 he began to dedicate himself entirely to sculpture.
Valencian Art Nouveau, is the historiographic denomination given to an art and literature movement associated with the Art Nouveau in the Valencian Community, in Spain.
Mustafa Hamed Moh Arruf is a Spanish sculptor.
Johanna Hamann Mazuré was a Peruvian sculptor. She emerged as a contemporary artist in the early 1980s and she is known for her sculptures that explore and represent the human body through unconventional perspectives.
Jaume I or the Monument to James I is an instance of public art in Valencia, Spain. The monument is topped by a equestrian bronze statue representing James I of Aragon, conqueror of Valencia in 1238 and founder of the Kingdom of Valencia.
The Monument to Isabella the Catholic also known as the Monumento a Isabel la Católica y Colón or monumento del IV Centenario is an instance of public art in Granada, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of a bronze sculptural group depicting a meeting of Isabella I of Castile with Christopher Columbus
Vicente Muñoz Puelles is a Spanish author and translator. He has published over 240 books, including over 180 for children and young adults, as well as almost 500 articles on literary criticism and fiction.
Blood Orange Summer Glut is an sculpture made of junk metal by Robert Rauschenberg in 1987. Belonging to the Glut series, it is part of the Institut Valencià d'Art Modern collection. It is widely recognized as one of the best pieces in this museum's collection, being exhibited in exhibitions at centers such as MAXXI in Rome, or MACA in Alicante.
