Kursaal
Two tilted glass cubes on the beach, home to a major film festival and concert halls seating over eighteen hundred.
This guide to the Kursaal in San Sebastian starts with sixteen empty years on this beach, after the belle-epoque casino that once stood here was demolished in 1973. You'll hear how the city invited five famous architects to fill the gap, and how Rafael Moneo's proposal, two tilted glass boxes he called Two Stranded Rocks, split the town between those wanting their old casino back and those willing to try something new. The guide follows the four hard years it took to build them in a corrosive sea climate. Stand on the sand in September to see the cubes glow for the film festival crowd.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.