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Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy

A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane sculpture is 170cm (5.6ft) tall and displays

26 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Podemos politician calls for Columbus statue to be removed from Spain’s Barcelona amid anti-racism protests

A HIGH ranking Podemos politician in Catalunya has called for the statue of Christopher Columbus to be removed from Barcelona.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 14:19

Barcelona·Lead

A ripped Roman hero and his ‘pets’ get Belinda Beckett’s roar of approval

I’m not sure what the Me Too movement would have to say about him stealing the girdle of Hippolyta

7 Jul, 2019 @ 13:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Columnists·Malaga

€200k effigy of King Felipe VI of Spain that buyer ‘must burn within a year’ on sale in Madrid gallery

The towering statue features the Spanish monarch in a blue suit and gallery staff even periodically spray it with Hugo Boss ‘Dark Blue’ cologne

27 Feb, 2019 @ 15:46

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Feminists demand removal of Woody Allen statue in Oviedo

The Asturias Feminist Organisation says the life-size sculpture must go because it serves ‘to honour an abuser and pervert’.

23 Jan, 2018 @ 10:25

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Secret note found hidden in bum of Jesus Christ statue

A HIDDEN handwritten note has been found up the bum of a 18th century statue of Jesus Christ in Northern Spain. The message dating back to 1777, documents key information about the

21 Dec, 2017 @ 15:30

Lead

Sculptor behind questionable Cristiano Ronaldo statue defends work, says it is a ‘matter of taste’

Artist Emanuel Santos said the bust was not 'as simple as it seems' to create

30 Mar, 2017 @ 15:53

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Sport

All that glitters is not gold

When a mayor can dip his hand into public coffers and pull out €50,000 for a frivolous purchase then questions need to be asked

14 Jan, 2016 @ 10:01

Opinion

Estepona mayor secretly spends €50,000 on lewd gold statue

EXCLUSIVE: €50,000 splashed on lewd ‘gold’ statue while cash-strapped soup kitchen remains in need

5 Jan, 2016 @ 13:10

Lead·Malaga·Politics

‘Giant vagina’ case in Malaga thrown out by judge

The judge agrees an offence was committed but stops investigation as protesters cannot be identified

18 Dec, 2014 @ 16:40

Malaga