The Comb of the Wind
The Comb of the Wind is a collection of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida arranged as an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Description: group of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida
- Also known as: “El Peine del Viento”, “Peine de los Vientos”, “Peine del Viento”, and “Peine del Viento XV”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Swiss Mountain and Mount Igueldo Amusement Park.
The Swiss Mountain
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montaña Suiza is a steel scenic railway roller coaster located at Monte Igueldo Amusement Park, on the coast at San Sebastián, Spain. It was designed and built by German engineer Erich Heidrich and opened at the site in 1928. The Swiss Mountain is situated 300 metres west of The Comb of the Wind.
Mount Igueldo Amusement Park
Theme park
Mount Igueldo Amusement Park is a theme park, which is situated 340 metres west of The Comb of the Wind.
Igeldo lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igeldo lighthouse is situated 400 metres west of The Comb of the Wind.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antiguo and Parte Zaharra.
The Comb of the Wind
- Categories: sculpture, square, and tourism
- Location: San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.32169° or 43° 19′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.00555° or 2° 0′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CMV8XCV+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 361066700OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q1187408
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“The Comb of the Wind” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مشط الريح”
- Basque: “Haize orrazia”
- Basque: “Haizearen orrazia XV”
- Basque: “Haizearen orrazia”
- Basque: “Haizeen orrazia”
- Breton: “Krib an Avel”
- Catalan: “Pinta del Vent”
- Chinese: “风之梳”
- Dutch: “Peine del Viento XV”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الفير جالارجا”
- French: “El Peine del Viento”
- French: “Peine de los Vientos”
- French: “Peine del Viento XV”
- French: “Peine del Viento”
- Galician: “Peite do Vento”
- German: “Peine del viento”
- German: “Peine del Viento”
- German: “Wind Kamm Chillida”
- Hungarian: “A szél fésűje”
- Hungarian: “Peine del Viento”
- Italian: “Peine del viento”
- Japanese: “風の櫛”
- Polish: “El peine del viento”
- Portuguese: “El Peine del Viento”
- Portuguese: “Peine de los Vientos”
- Portuguese: “Peine del Viento XV”
- Portuguese: “Peine del Viento”
- Portuguese: “Pente do Vento”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cìrean na Gaoithe XV”
- Spanish: “El Peine del Viento”
- Spanish: “Peine de los vientos”
- Spanish: “Peine del Viento XV”
- Spanish: “Peine del viento”
- Spanish: “Peine del Viento”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haizearen Orrazia - Peine del Viento and ñam.
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