Los libros que unen, Oviedo

The urban sculpture known as Los libros que nos unen, located on Emilio Alarcos Llorach Street, on the El Milán campus of the University, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

The urban landscape of this city is adorned by sculptural works, generally commemorative monuments dedicated to important people at first, and more purely artistic since the late twentieth century.

The sculpture, made in bronze, is the work of Eduardo Úrculo, and its installation is dated 18 May 1999. It is a tribute to Emilio Alarcos Llorach, Spanish philologist, emeritus professor at the University of Oviedo and member of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Academy of the Asturian Language.

The sculpture is on a small platform, although at first it was to be installed, at Úrculo's own suggestion, on a large stone base, 30 metres high, which fitted in with the idea that this base would be a resting place for passers-by, so that it would form a real meeting place, integrating itself into the university environment and would be a meeting place.The work is located on the corner of the existing square over an underground car park and in front of the "Emilio Alarcos" library, built on the El Milán campus of the University of Oviedo.