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How A Spanish City Went Boom, Then Bust
Valencia spent more than $1.5 billion to build the City of Arts and Sciences, the museum complex shown here in a photo from summer 2011. (Marie McGrory/NPR)

Valencia spent more than $1.5 billion to build the City of Arts and Sciences, the museum complex shown here in a photo from summer 2011. (Marie McGrory/NPR)
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Valencia spent more than $1.5 billion to build the City of Arts and Sciences, the museum complex shown here in a photo from summer 2011. (Marie McGrory/NPR)