Comte Arnau
10-08-2014, 02:55 AM
Thread dedicated to this unique Catalan tradition.
I'll begin by posting a graphic sample of the most difficult structures. The pictures in this first post will only show the 7-level castells, the easiest of the difficult/scoring levels.
4d7 (Quatre de Set)
Four people per level, 7 levels high.
The easiest among the scoring ones (Complete: 200p/Topped: 175p).
(In the pic, the Vilanova Bordegassos)
http://www.xinoxanopercatalunya.cat/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Bordegassos-Quatre-de-set-9-e1406822481952.jpg
3d7 (Tres de Set)
Three people/level, 7 levels high.
Complete: 126p, Topped: 106p.
(In the pic, the Castellers of Lleida)
http://www.paeria.es/arxius/noticies/Document_cat_12223.jpg
3d7a (Tres de Set amb Agulla)
3 people/level, 7 levels high, and a 'needle' within, which means that a standing-alone pillar of five people hiding inside the structure shows up once the structure is dismantled.
Complete: 154p, Topped: 130p.
(In the pic, the L'Arboç Minyons. One can see the 'needle' turning up as it's being dismantled)
http://lafura.cat/sites/default/files/imagecache/f_600/noticia/2012_07/189690_3d7agminyons.jpg
4d7a (Quatre de Set amb Agulla)
4 people/level, 7 levels high, and a five-people pillar within.
Complete: 159p, Topped: 135p.
(In the pic, the Colla Jove 'Young Band' of Vilafranca. The structure is being topped -notice the topper 'flapping his wing'- while the pillar's still being built within)
http://lafura.cat/sites/default/files/imagecache/f_600/noticia/2014_09/222382_4d7agjovemaikagamiz.jpg
(In the pic, the Castellers of Esplugues. Again, one can see the 'needle' remaining when the castell is about to be finished)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/4de7a.jpg
5d7
Five people per level, 7 levels high.
Complete: 171p, Topped: 145p.
(In the picture, the 5/7 is being built by three colles 'bands' from different Barcelonan neighbourhoods)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1dxinpMzZO4/TVhFYuWiuUI/AAAAAAAABWE/GEwIHWRPR4k/w640/cincs.jpg
3d7ps (Tres de Set per sota)
3/7 from beneath, meaning the structure's top is built first and then each of the levels is raised from beneath.
Complete: 193p, Topped: 163p.
(In the picture, the whole sequence with the Castellers of Barcelona)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/3_aixecat_per_sota_castellers_de_Barcelona.jpg/1920px-3_aixecat_per_sota_castellers_de_Barcelona.jpg
9d7 (Nou de Set)
A 'compound-structure' castell, formed by a central 3 structure plus 2 structures (towers) on the sides. An unusual one, as it requires a lot of people and bands who've got that many people prefer to raise more difficult ones.
Complete: 243p, Topped: 206p.
(In the picture, the Valls Xiquets Colla Jove 'Young Band' raising it at Tallin, Estonia)
http://www.webcasteller.com/usuaris/original/20080803-Cjxv_9d7_080803.jpg
2d7 (Dos de Set, aka Torre de Set '7-level Tower' or the Pubilla dels Castells 'the Young Lady')
Only two people per level, 7 levels high. The most difficult in the 7-level ones, as difficult as some 8-level ones for many people.
Complete: 258p, Topped: 218p.
(In the picture, the same band of the previous pic but raising a 2/7 in 1932)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/2de7-1932.jpg
(Here, the 7-level Tower raised by the Castellers of Vilafranca at Battery Park, New York)
http://images.ara.cat/fotografies/Castellers-Vilafranca-Battery-Liberty-Island_ARAIMA20120622_0096_24.jpg
I'll begin by posting a graphic sample of the most difficult structures. The pictures in this first post will only show the 7-level castells, the easiest of the difficult/scoring levels.
4d7 (Quatre de Set)
Four people per level, 7 levels high.
The easiest among the scoring ones (Complete: 200p/Topped: 175p).
(In the pic, the Vilanova Bordegassos)
http://www.xinoxanopercatalunya.cat/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Bordegassos-Quatre-de-set-9-e1406822481952.jpg
3d7 (Tres de Set)
Three people/level, 7 levels high.
Complete: 126p, Topped: 106p.
(In the pic, the Castellers of Lleida)
http://www.paeria.es/arxius/noticies/Document_cat_12223.jpg
3d7a (Tres de Set amb Agulla)
3 people/level, 7 levels high, and a 'needle' within, which means that a standing-alone pillar of five people hiding inside the structure shows up once the structure is dismantled.
Complete: 154p, Topped: 130p.
(In the pic, the L'Arboç Minyons. One can see the 'needle' turning up as it's being dismantled)
http://lafura.cat/sites/default/files/imagecache/f_600/noticia/2012_07/189690_3d7agminyons.jpg
4d7a (Quatre de Set amb Agulla)
4 people/level, 7 levels high, and a five-people pillar within.
Complete: 159p, Topped: 135p.
(In the pic, the Colla Jove 'Young Band' of Vilafranca. The structure is being topped -notice the topper 'flapping his wing'- while the pillar's still being built within)
http://lafura.cat/sites/default/files/imagecache/f_600/noticia/2014_09/222382_4d7agjovemaikagamiz.jpg
(In the pic, the Castellers of Esplugues. Again, one can see the 'needle' remaining when the castell is about to be finished)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/4de7a.jpg
5d7
Five people per level, 7 levels high.
Complete: 171p, Topped: 145p.
(In the picture, the 5/7 is being built by three colles 'bands' from different Barcelonan neighbourhoods)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1dxinpMzZO4/TVhFYuWiuUI/AAAAAAAABWE/GEwIHWRPR4k/w640/cincs.jpg
3d7ps (Tres de Set per sota)
3/7 from beneath, meaning the structure's top is built first and then each of the levels is raised from beneath.
Complete: 193p, Topped: 163p.
(In the picture, the whole sequence with the Castellers of Barcelona)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/3_aixecat_per_sota_castellers_de_Barcelona.jpg/1920px-3_aixecat_per_sota_castellers_de_Barcelona.jpg
9d7 (Nou de Set)
A 'compound-structure' castell, formed by a central 3 structure plus 2 structures (towers) on the sides. An unusual one, as it requires a lot of people and bands who've got that many people prefer to raise more difficult ones.
Complete: 243p, Topped: 206p.
(In the picture, the Valls Xiquets Colla Jove 'Young Band' raising it at Tallin, Estonia)
http://www.webcasteller.com/usuaris/original/20080803-Cjxv_9d7_080803.jpg
2d7 (Dos de Set, aka Torre de Set '7-level Tower' or the Pubilla dels Castells 'the Young Lady')
Only two people per level, 7 levels high. The most difficult in the 7-level ones, as difficult as some 8-level ones for many people.
Complete: 258p, Topped: 218p.
(In the picture, the same band of the previous pic but raising a 2/7 in 1932)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/2de7-1932.jpg
(Here, the 7-level Tower raised by the Castellers of Vilafranca at Battery Park, New York)
http://images.ara.cat/fotografies/Castellers-Vilafranca-Battery-Liberty-Island_ARAIMA20120622_0096_24.jpg