Friday, May 12, 2023

The Bull-boards Of Spain

Once an advertisement for brandy, the Osborne bull is now a symbol of the country. Each bull is 46 feet high and weighs 10,000 pounds, and there are currently almost a hundred of them scattered around the country.

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Many years ago Mr. Nag and I were driving through southern Spain and spied one of these iconic sculptures. From a distance we thought it was a real bull and marvelled at its massive size. As we got closer we realized that we's been fooled.

Read more: Atlas Obscura

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous7:48 am

    The LGBT Bull has been castrated too. When Westinghouse sent me to Spain these billboards cracked me up because my boss was named Osborne.
    xoxoxoBruce

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