• The coach of Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls gestures as they form a human tower called a "castell" during the biannual competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
    The coach of Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls gestures as they form a human tower called a "castell" during the biannual competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Castellers Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls fall after forming a human tower during the biannual event for the competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Castellers Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls fall after forming a human tower during the biannual event for the competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • A general view of the participants forming human towers in the "castell" competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
    A general view of the participants forming human towers in the "castell" competition in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • A member of Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls reacts after forming a human tower in the "castell" building competition on Sunday in Tarragona, Catalonia. Albert Gea / Reuters
    A member of Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls reacts after forming a human tower in the "castell" building competition on Sunday in Tarragona, Catalonia. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Castellers de Vilafranca, in green, form their human tower in the "castell" building competition in Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Castellers de Vilafranca, in green, form their human tower in the "castell" building competition in Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Castellers Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls start to form their human tower in a competition to build the highest "castell" on Sunday in Catalonia. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Castellers Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls start to form their human tower in a competition to build the highest "castell" on Sunday in Catalonia. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Castellers de Sants, in grey, form a "castell" in the biannual human tower building competition held in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Castellers de Sants, in grey, form a "castell" in the biannual human tower building competition held in Tarragona, Catalonia on Sunday. Albert Gea / Reuters

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In pictures: The human towers of the Catalonian ‘castell’ competition

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Images from Tarragona, Spain on Sunday from the human tower (or “castell”) building competition held biannually in the Catalonian city.

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