Birth of a New Man

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.

Birth of a New Man

Nacimiento de un hombre nuevo
Location	Seville, Spain
Coordinates	37°25′39″N 5°59′34″W
Designer	Zurab Tsereteli
Material	Bronze
Height	42–45 m
Weight	476 t

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

• Birth of the New World