Tallest human tower (castell)

What to remember

In 2015, two colles, Castellers de Vilafranca and Minyons de Terrassa, built the tallest human tower on record: 10 levels, with four people on each. The figure is known as the 4 de 10.

That year, the Coordinadora de Colles Castelleres de Catalunya brought together 99 groups. Each colla castellera, a team that builds towers, is recognisable by the colour of its shirts, and the teams compete against each other.

A castell, Catalan for castle, is a human tower traditionally built at festivals in southern Catalonia, and also found in the rest of Catalonia and in the Balearic Islands. At these festivals, teams attempt to build the structure and then dismantle it. On 16 November 2010, UNESCO declared castells to be among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.