Silla del Rey, Stone sculpture in Oviedo, Spain
Silla del Rey is a stone sculpture in Oviedo shaped like a chair and built from carefully carved stone blocks. The work displays detailed stone carving and surface refinements that show skilled hand-work from beginning to end.
The work was created in the 18th century by Manuel Reguera González, who worked as a royal craftsman and academy member. It emerged at a time when makers began blending practical craft skills with sculptural ambition.
The chair form expresses ideas of power and authority that have become part of how people in Oviedo experience their public spaces. Locals and visitors encounter it as a landmark that shapes how the city feels when walking through its streets.
The sculpture sits in a public spot in central Oviedo where you can walk around it and view it from different angles. You can stop as long as you like to study the stone work up close.
The sculpture merges architectural and sculptural elements in a way that reflects its maker's double mastery of both fields. Few visitors realize it represents the work of someone equally skilled in two different disciplines.
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