The beautiful sculptures that go up in flames! Part 2

I usually get on my scooter and visit the largest hogueras the day before they get set alight and burn to the ground.  With many of the streets being shut off to house these enormous sculptures and the temporary outdoor restaurants or barracas, it is the best way to get about.  However, there are over 90 hogueras around the city this year and its quite impossible to get to see them all so here are just a few from this year.

This one earned third place in the special category, which contain the largest structures with the largest budgets!

This is the official bonfire placed in front of the town hall.  This 'hoguera of the people' gets burned first each year.

The hoguera Calvo Sotelo displayed some rather fruity sculptures (last year's one was even more explicit!)... and yes, there are security guards 24 hours a day to make sure that the works of art are protected during the exhibition (lots of happy, drunk people on the streets + lots of large things on the street that are not normally there = mischief!)

The hoguera from Altozano featuring the famous wave pattern design of the Esplanade walkway.

And this one in front of the central market was probably the most fantastic one for me this year.  It featured a 10m high seated skeleton that looked down on us and probably frightened quite a few kids.

When these huge sculptures are set on fire at the end of the festival they make for a spectacular event accompanied by fireworks and firemen!