The Comb of the Wind facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Comb of the Wind |
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| Spanish: El Peine del Viento, Basque: Haizearen Orrazia | |
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| Artist | Eduardo Chillida |
| Year | 1977 |
| Medium | steel |
| Location | San Sebastián, Guipuzkoa, Spain |
| 43°19′18.39″N 2°0′20.41″W / 43.3217750°N 2.0056694°W | |
| Website | http://turismo.euskadi.eus/es/patrimonio-cultural/peine-del-viento/aa30-12375/es/ |
The Comb of the Wind (Basque: Haizearen orrazia XV, Spanish: Peine del Viento XV) is a famous group of three sculptures. They were created by the artist Eduardo Chillida. A Basque architect named Luis Peña Ganchegui helped arrange them as a special outdoor artwork. This project is one of their most important and well-known works.
The sculptures are located at the western end of La Concha Bay. This is at the very end of Ondarreta beach in the city of San Sebastián. San Sebastián is in the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Basque Country of Spain.
What is The Comb of the Wind?
The artwork is made up of three very large steel sculptures. Each sculpture weighs about 10 tons. They are placed into natural rocks that stick out of the Cantabrian Sea.
When was it made?
The entire artwork was finished in 1976. It includes the sculptures and a special viewing area on the nearby coast.
The "Blow-Holes"
The viewing area has something cool called "blow-holes." These are openings in the ground. When waves crash against the rocks, air and water are pushed up through these holes. It's like the sea is breathing!
Images for kids
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The Comb of the Wind sculptures by the sea.
