Traditional Fun: Building a Human Pyramid in Barcelona

Photos taken on April 10, 2016, show a human tower being built in Barcelona, Spain, as a tradition festivity showcase.

A castell is a human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres (group of people who do these towers) often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by the UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The highest human pyramid can reach 10 layers.