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Top Tenerife attractions include Santiago de Calatrava Auditorio de Tenerife design.Tenerife attractions with the Auditorio de Tenerife show taste and extravagance, for sure. Its superb international concerts contribute much to Tenerife's culture. The enjoyment gained by tourists and locals is priceless.
After a relatively short time of 6 years of building it was finally opened on September 26, 2003. Tenerife nightlife has one more great asset by way of this great opera house, since then.
The auditorium of Santa Cruz is best landmark or 'oceanmark' of the Tenerife capital and one of best latest concrete and steel structures in the world, without doubt. The school of Bauhaus would be surprised if they could see today how their revolutionary ideas of steel and concrete building evolved in less than a century.. If César F.Real Real had taken the shot from a different angle you would see the enormous white roof of the auditorium like it bows deep down and freezes up before touching ground. It is almost covering the whole bottom structures of the building looking to me like one giant protecting wide wing for priceless musical gadgets inside.
The Auditorio became one of top Tenerife attractions not only for its looks but, also for repeated, excellent, international performances and good acoustics. It's icing sugar white color is set off perfectly against the emerald blue ocean back ground as well as the sky that is usually bright blue. Santiago Calatrava calls his work a composition made up of 'wings', 'nut' and, 'sail' (roof). He also perceives it as a sculpture that is hollow inside.
Here is almost a frog eye view of one of the last innovative Tenerife attractions called Auditorio de Tenerife (Tenerife Auditorium). The picture of the wing or, arching roof was taken from below in the back.
The auditorium has a rather round shape when one sees it from behind from the huge bare veranda that opens out to the sea. When the first building plans of the most daring of Tenerife attractions were presented long time before 1997 heads in the town hall must have come up to point out the high danger of ferocious waves from the Atlantic. It sure was no easy task to find a good spot for the auditorium's precise location. It's said that the 100 m long roof alone weighs about 350 tons. It had been supported from the bottom for quite a few years. Every time when a bus took me to the capital I could make out workers on top that were climbing up and down like busy bees. At inauguration time the supports were gone.
Here is the wing taken from the back where it resembles a cobra. It goes almost straight up and disappeared beyond the photographic lens capacity. It's said to have been covered with very small enameled fiber glass mosaics for protection purpose against the harsh sun. The last 3 pictures are by Heiner Korsten. He is a German amateur photographer who loved to add Tenerife attractions to his Tenerife travelalbum.
By the same rear this Canary Island opera house has a mirrored facade that is broken up by many vertical running narrow, concrete ribs. In fact, I could see my own reflection in the glass where the ocean is part of it.
They say that the Auditorio which became world famous as one of the Tenerife attractions in 2003 has no sharp edges. The winged roof which almost looks free standing has kind of a sharp edge by its end, though. It's only smooth and, round when seen from far away.
What is fascinating me about this seaside concert house is the groove in its concave roof. Suddenly, I must think of the sculptural partly concave shape of a star flower. We must know that Santa Cruz gets occasional, torrential but, usually short rains during winter.
With this roof much water collects in this middle groove. Finally it gushes off by the pointy roof tip towards the Marina where it may join ocean waters. In opposite direction it will be washed over a very large terrace in the back equally into the Atlantic. Hence, it will not disturb nor enter main traffic areas except perhaps a parking lot by the concert building. It will not run off into the near port to disrupt trade. Auditorium Santa Cruz Tenerife details inside and outside by video:
I once was a little disappointed when entering the Auditorio building. Later on one is all the more amazed by the method in which 7 m high doors mechanically pull back. Beyond, the architect Santiago Calatrava could set a nice mood, especially, with a smaller cozier chamber hall which seats 420 persons in comfort. One almost feels like in a Victorian theater at the end of the 19th century. The stage is a retreating semi circle in almost classic style. Everything may be watched and heard from higher up. The main concert hall which was the main purpose for the ambitious structure is for 2000 spectators. Video of Santa Cruz Auditorio which is one of Tenerife attractions also because of its rare organ with exceptional sound.
If we were looking at the Auditorio from the direction of Palmetum Park which made history in botanical circles we would see both halls housed under kind of pyramid shaped domes where the smaller is of course set towards the side. Domes and roof harmonize as a triangle.
By the way you will find the Santa Cruz music and opera house right next to Parque Maritimo César Manrique where you also see a gray, sturdy, roundish fortress in the water. It is the Castillo San Juan which plays a role in Santa Cruz naval history. A narrow bridge leads to it. To hear more about it, please go from Tenerife Attractions Auditorio Tenerife to History Tenerife Santa Cruz.
The highly innovative Trade fair center of Santa Cruz which is another of Tenerife attractions is basically around the corner from the auditorium. It was also designed by Santiago Calatrava.
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