Eulogy of the Horizon) is a concrete sculpture located on the cliffsides of Gijón, Spain, overlooking the Cantabrian Sea.
[2] With the sculpture, designer Eduardo Chillida intended to pay tribute to the horizon, which he described as the "homeland of every man".
[1] The designer of Elogio del Horizonte, Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, came up with the idea for the statue and began seeking an oceanside location for it in 1985.
The city planned to convert the site from a restricted military zone to a public park, and sought a sculpture to stand as the highlight of the new area.
Sculptor Jesús Aledo made an initial full-scale model of the statue using polymeric foam; this became the basis for the pine formwork which served as the sculpture's foundation.