Birth of a New Man

Monument in Seville

Birth of a New Man

Nacimiento de un hombre nuevo

Location| Seville, Spain
Coordinates| 37°25′39″N 5°59′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.42753°N 5.99280°W﻿ / 37.42753; -5.99280
Designer| Zurab Tsereteli
Material| Bronze
Height| 42–45 m
Weight| 476 t

Birth of a New Man (Spanish: Nacimiento de un Hombre Nuevo), popularly known as el huevo de Colón[1] ("the Columbus' egg"), is a monument in Seville, Spain. It is a work by Zurab Tsereteli,[2] consisting of a colossal statue representing Christopher Columbus partially enfolded by an egg-like shell.

It was a gift from the city of Moscow to Seville on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in the Caribbean in 1492.[2] The reported height of the sculptural work ranges from 42 to 45 metres (138 to 148 ft), while the individual figure is 32 metres (105 ft) high,[2][3] thus ranking as the largest statue in Spain, ahead of the Cristo del Otero.[3]

Located at the Park of San Jerónimo [es], it was inaugurated by Elena de Borbón and Jaime de Marichalar in 1995.[2]

## See also

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* Birth of the New World

## References

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1. ^ "Millán critica el "abandono" del parque de San Jerónimo y avisa de "expolios" en el monumento a Colón". La Vanguardia. 23 October 2018.
2. ^ a b c d Díaz, Cristina (26 April 2017). "Huevo de Colón: 20 años de daños impunes". Diario de Sevilla.
3. ^ a b Piñero, Fran (26 June 2015). "La estatua más grande de España está en San Jerónimo". Sevilla Ciudad. ABC. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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Zurab Tsereteli

Sculptures|

* Chronicle of Georgia (1985)
* Birth of the New World (1991)
* Birth of a New Man (1992)
* Peter the Great Statue (1997)
* Freedom Monument (2006)
* To the Struggle Against World Terrorism (2006)

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* Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

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