A Sculpture of the Devil Smiling and Taking a Selfie Is Causing Controversy in Spain

A Spanish city is up in arms over a proposed sculpture of Satan that residents say is portrayed too positively.

Segovia, a city in central Spain, is divided over plans to install the bronze statue portraying the devil grinning and taking a selfie, the BBC reports.

The effigy alludes to a local folktale, which says the city's Roman-era aqueduct was built by the devil in exchange for a young girl's soul. (She ended up getting it back, the story goes.

A Spanish city is up in arms over a proposed sculpture of Satan that residents say is portrayed too positively. Segovia, a city in central Spain, is divided over plans to install the bronze statue portraying the devil grinning and taking a selfie, the BBC reports. The effigy alludes to a local folktale, which says the city's Roman-era aqueduct was built by the devil in exchange for a young girl's soul. (She ended up getting it back, the story goes.