Birth of a New Man
Birth of a New Man, popularly known as el huevo de Colón, is a monument in Seville, Spain. It is a work by Zurab Tsereteli, consisting of a colossal statue representing Christopher Columbus partially enfolded by an egg-like shell.
It was a gift from the city of Moscow to Seville on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to the Caribbean in 1492. The reported height of the sculptural work ranges from, while the individual statue is high, thus ranking as the largest statue in Spain, ahead of the Cristo del Otero.
Located at the, it was inaugurated by Elena de Borbón and Jaime de Marichalar in 1995.
