Estàtua de Vicent Andrés Estellés
A life-size bronze of the poet Vicent Andrés Estellés, a distinguished son of Burjassot and renewer of Valencian poetry, seated on a bench in Plaça Emilio Castelar. Made by Teresa Cháfer and unveiled on 23 April 2007, it shows the poet in thought with a book and pen, inviting you to sit beside him for a photo.
On a bench in Plaça Emilio Castelar, in Burjassot, the poet Vicent Andrés Estellés sits cast in bronze, a distinguished son of the town and one of the great renewers of 20th-century Valencian poetry.
The work
The life-size sculpture is by Teresa Cháfer and was unveiled on 23 April 2007, Book Day. It shows the poet in thought, with a book and a pen, and leaves an empty space beside him: the invitation to sit next to him for a photo is part of the monument itself.
Visiting
It makes a quick, free stop right in the centre, easy to combine with the Mercat Municipal and the church of Sant Miquel. Estellés was born in Burjassot in 1924, so the statue is also a way of reading the town through its best-known poet.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the statue of Vicent Andrés Estellés?
It sits on a bench in Plaza Emilio Castelar, in the heart of Burjassot, easy to combine with the Mercat Municipal and the church of Sant Miquel.
Who does the sculpture depict and who made it?
It depicts the poet Vicent Andrés Estellés, a distinguished son of Burjassot; it is the work of Teresa Cháfer and was unveiled on 23 April 2007, Book Day.
What is special about the Estellés statue?
It is a life-sized bronze showing the poet, pensive, with a book and a pen, leaving a free spot beside him so you can sit next to him for a photo.
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