L'Hemisfèric — an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium in the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia.
The building is meant to resemble a giant eye, and has an approximate surface of 13,000 m². The Hemesferic also known
as the planetarium or the "eye of knowledge", is the centerpiece of the City of Arts and Sciences. It was the first building completed in 1998.
Its design resembles an eyelid that opens to access the surrounding water pool. The bottom of the pool is glass,
creating the illusion of the eye as a whole. This planetarium is a half-sphere composed of concrete 110 meters long and 55.5 meters wide.
The shutter is built of elongated aluminum awnings that fold upward collectively to form a brise soleil roof that opens along the curved axis of the eye.