20 Amazing Sand Sculptures (10 photos)

The ideal ratio for building sandcastles is eight parts dry sand to one part water. It is hypothesized that the ancient Egyptians used sand to create replicas of future pyramids. Sand sculptures are very fragile, as the main building ingredients are sand and water.







Sand Colosseum Søndervinge Sculpture Festival, Denmark, 2011

British Columbia, World Sand Sculpting Championships: Dragon



Port Aransas, Texas



Dinosaurs. Competition in Victoria, Australia



Leonardo Da Vinci



Blankenberg Sand Sculpture Festival



Elephant



Monkeys



sand angel



Eagle and statue freedom



Zeus



European Sand Sculpture Festival



Chess players. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico



Sand sculpture "Motion Control Art." San Mateo Festival, California



Sand Sculpture Festival in Denmark



Sand Sculpture Festival in Frankfurt, Germany.



Japan Sand Sculpture Festival



Kinderdijk Windmills and Sand Sculptures