Sand sculptures in Binz 2013

The annual sand sculpture exhibition in Binz on Rugen, is held every summer from
May through September. This year’s theme was characters from the World of Books.

The entrance to the sand sculpture exhibition.

Map of the exhibition. There were 48 sculptures including test objects.

The entrance into the first covered area.

Wilhelm Tell

The hunchback of Notre Dame

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

The Three Musketeers

Gulliver from Gulliver’s Travels

War of the Worlds

Baron von Munchhausen traveling on a canon ball

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Tintin in the back, and in front Beatrix Potters story of Peter rabbit.

Pippi Longstocking

The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland

Tintin to the right, Obelix and Asterix and Pippi Longstocking in the background.

Lucky Luke, the fastest gun in the West

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the entrance to the dark section

A large display of some spooky characters.

The devil

The Joker from Batman

The Man in the Iron Mask

These sculptures are very different from the Copenhagen sand sculptures which you can see  on:

http://annetteandbjorn.wordpress.com/sweden/copenhagen-sand-sculpture-festival-2012/