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Nou Campanar: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 8, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Fallas/Photography
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1st Place: 'Esta falla ... tiene mucha tela For the 6th year in a row, Nou Campanar walks off with the trophy for a mammoth, expensive monument that other commissions…

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Plaza de Pilar: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 29, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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2nd Place: Una noche en la ópera Plaza del Pilar may have finished in 2nd place, but this tremendous monument was undoubtedly the people's champion. Over and over, we heard…

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Convento Jerusalén: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 12, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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3rd Place: Falles.som Convento Jerusalén-Matemático Marzal boasted our favorite Fallas monument of 2008, and we chose it again this year to watch the cremà. This model's theme was about the…

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Exposición: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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4th Place: Anem de Festa Partying was the theme of Exposición-Micer Mascó's gigantic monument this year, although when the prizes were given out, the Fallas commission probably didn't feel much…

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Almirante Cadarso: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 7, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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5th Place: ¡Lligeu-vos els cinturons! The monument of Almirante Cadarso-Conde Altea featured a carload of Spaniards traveling to Spain -- only to encounter a group of aliens which already know…

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Na Jordana: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 1, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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6th Place: Pro Evolution Fallas 2009 The evolution of Fallas was the theme of Na Jordana's monument. The commission is celebrating 125 years of existence, and chose an appropriate topic…

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Pizarro-Cirilo Amorós: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 30, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Music/Photography
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Viatge pel temps One of the most central Fallas monuments this year was among the very best -- at least according to us. We would've put Pizarro-Cirilo Amorós's hilarious and…

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Cuba-Literato Azorín: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 27, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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Barbaritats voràs, en la falla, un cabàs Barbarians invade Valencia! Moving up 2 spots this year is Cuba-Litarto Azorín's monument. With wacky characters and an interesting theme, this was a…

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Sueca-Literato Azorín: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 26, 2009
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Qualsevol temps passat… fou millor? Feel like watching Pope Benedict be consumed by flames? Head down to the Fallas monument of Sueca-Literato Azorín for the cremà, and you'll get the…

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Duque de Calabria: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 25, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography
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¡Oh… Dioses! The Ruzafa-based Fallas commission of Reino de Valencia-Duque de Calabria has been making figures for the Sección Especial for the past 10 years. They managed a 10th place…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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