United Sand Festival 09

Sometimes, a simple sand castle isn’t enough.

“City of the Future” – Yesterday, the 2. United Sand Festival, Germany’s biggest and most established sand sculpture festival came to its end. Over 2,000 tons of sand were used to create 18 fragile sculptures of up to 8 metres in height. They all were made by the best sand artists of the world.

Here are some pictures from the most interesting sculptures of the festival: