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Xavi Pascual

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Born in Madrid, Spain. I used to teach English. FC Barcelona supporter. I write songs. Former half marathon runner turned avid power-walker.
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  • Philadelphia

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Sundial at the School of Agricultural Engineering

Madrid, Spain

Sundial at the School of Agricultural Engineering

This elegant sundial combines two timepieces in a single structure

With the stone that names the sculptor

Madrid, Spain

LLama del Perú

Gifted by Madrid's Peruvian community, this unusual statue celebrates the enduring ties between Peru and Spain

12 Portraits

Bristol, England

12 Portraits

One of Bristol's most elusive public artworks

Monument to Manolete

Madrid, Spain

Monument to Manolete

A humble monument outside a metro station to the greatest bullfighter in history

Great Gatehouse

Bristol, England

Great Gatehouse

This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals

The Scout

Seville, Spain

The Scout

The friendship between Kansas City and Seville materialized in this sculpture

Monumental Spanish cities Mosaic Mura

Madrid, Spain

Monumental Spanish Cities Mosaic

The biggest outdoor modern mosaic in Madrid

Head

Tarragona, Spain

The Templar Heads of Cal Sant

These sculpted heads on the outside of a former Knights Templar building date back to the 17th century

Santa Inocencia

Guadalajara, Mexico

Santa Inocencia

Holy relic of a girl in communion attire inside the cathedral of Guadalajara

L'ou com balla

Barcelona, Spain

L'ou com balla

An egg dancing on water as a sign of renewal

Laguardia Town Hall Clock

Laguardia, Spain

Laguardia Town Hall Clock

This carillon clock features three figures that mark the start of the city’s most important celebration, the San Juan Festival

Stairs to Nowhere

Bristol, England

Stairs to Nowhere

These stairs, seemingly disappearing into a wall, once tempted some students into petty crime

Puerta de los Osos

Madrid, Spain

Puerta de los Osos

This striking gate in Carabanchel is a modern expression of Madrid's centuries-old connection to bears, the animal that has symbolized the city for generations

Monument to José Mata

Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain

Monument to José Mata

This modest monument honors bullfighter José Mata, who hailed from a region of Spain where bullfighting has never enjoyed widespread popularity, the Canary islands.

Porcelain Room

Aranjuez, Spain

Porcelain Room

An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.

Queenhithe Mosaic

London, England

Queenhithe Mosaic

A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014

Temple ornament

Bath, England

Temple Ornament

This limestone Temple Ornament was created from the relics of St. Mary's Chapel

Real Cerca de Felipe IV

Madrid, Spain

Real Cerca de Felipe IV

The remains of this old Madrid wall are attached to a fire station

Scissor Arches

Wells, England

Scissor Arches

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

Fonda del Tozal

Teruel, Spain

Fonda del Tozal

The oldest inn in Spain

"Ninots indultats"

València, Spain

Museo Fallero

Some "pardoned" Fallas are kept together and preserved in this museum instead of being burnt

Semi-sunken dog Mural

Madrid, Spain

Semi-Sunken Dog Mural

The neighbors of this building, near Goya's former Madrid home, commissioned this famous painting as a tribute to the Spanish artist

Bullet Hole in the Clock at the Government Palace

Guadalajara, Mexico

Bullet Hole in the Clock at the Government Palace

For over 100 years, this souvenir of the Mexican Revolution has been kept on the clock of the Government Palace in Guadalajara, well, sort of

Molino Gregorio Prieto

Valdepeñas, Spain

Molino Gregorio Prieto

The biggest windmill in the world

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