Tenerife's Sonic Marvel

Av la Constitución, 1, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

The futuristic Auditorio de Tenerife is considered  to be the finest contemporary building in the Canary Islands and the symbol of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is also regarded as one of the world’s most unique arenas with fantastic sound.

In “Doctor Who” Season 12 Episode 3 ("Orphan 55") Auditorio de Tenerife was used as a remote holiday spa which by the end of the episode turns out to be built on a ruined, radioactive and oxygen-deprived Earth after a devastating global nuclear war. In the episode, the spa was said to be somewhere near the Russian city of Novosibirsk.

Bonus fact 1: “Doctor Who” is the longest science fiction series in the world, broadcasted for over 40 years.
Bonus fact 2: This was not the first time Tenerife was featured in the series. In Season 9, the alien doctor “travels” to Tenerife where a number of scenes were shot at Garachico and the Teide National Park.

Sources: Wikipedia, https://www.intercorpgrp.com/blog/en/5-movies-filmed-tenerife/
Photo: Till Krech from Berlin, Germany

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