Nou Campanar: The Monuments of Fallas 2009
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
¡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…