Close-Up Antoni Llena Tribute To Castellers, Square Sant Miquel, Barcelona, Spain. Located In Square De Sant Miquel Behind Barcelona’s City Hall, This Unusual 26.5M High Stainless Steel Tower By Antoni Llena I Font Was Unveiled In 2012. The Statue Is Titled Homenatge Als Castellers And Is A Tribute To The Emblematic Human Towers Which Are A Traditional Feature Of Public Events In Catalonia. Each Of The X-Shaped Sections Of Chicken Wire Represents A Person. The Tower Is Made Up Of Six Layers, Each Of Which Gets Progressively Smaller. This Echoes The Fact That In The Real Human Towers The Lower Layers Are Formed By Men, The Middle Layers By Women And Teenagers And The Upper Levels By Children. The Unattached Tubes At The Top Of The Sculpture Bring To Mind The Outstretched Arm Of The Enxaneta Or Small Child Who Tops The Tower.

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