Conference Hall
The Conference Hall -Palacio de Congresos-, designed by Norman Foster, is one of the symbols of the new Valencia. It was inaugurated in 1998 and is located in an area where a deep transformation has occurred, the Avenida de les Corts Valencianes, the main artery of the northwest city where a great many of new and high buildings have been erected. The Conference Hall façade is very striking and has an impressive canopy on two irregular pillars that resembles a boat prow.

The light goes in the hall like filtered transporting the image of the surrounding water and vegetation. The building counts on three auditoriums and has a capacity for more than two thousand persons apart from the most advanced technology. The roof of the building has a lozenge form that resembles the shape of a fish: eight thousand square meters of aluminium covered of zinc over the construction, all spread in 180 square metres. The Conference Hall is one of the most important conference centres within Europe. It is located in an attractive urban area and one of the reference points for the future Valencia.