Tower of Babel made from books
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The top may not reach unto heaven, but the Argentinian artist Marta Minujin's 25-metre tower is made of 30,000 books in languages from all over the world. Built in San Martin Square, Buenos Aires to mark the Argentinian city's naming as 2011 World Book Capital, the artist suggested that in 100 years people will say 'there was a Tower of Babel in Argentina ... and it didn't need translation because art needs no translation'
The 30,000 books which make up the seven stories of the Tower of Babel have been donated by readers, libraries and more than 50 embassies.
As visitors ascend to the top of the tower, they can hear music composed by Minujin, and the artist repeating the word 'book' in many languages.
The artist Marta Minujin, above, said that building the tower has been a "miraculous experience", suggesting that her role as an artist was to "unite all people"
The tower is due to be dismantled on 28 May, when literary enthusiasts will be invited to pick one book each. The remaining books will begin an archive called The Library of Babel, after the Jorge Luis Borges short story.
The tower also offers breathtaking views of Buenos Aires, views which will be impossible to recreate after the work is taken down on 28 May
Children's books are packed next to adventure stories, translations of poetry next to comics.