The Angel of the North

Fusion_UK

Tyneside. UK



The Angel of the North is Britain's largest and most impressive sculpture.

It stands near the A1 in Gateshead in the North East of England, marking the southern entry to Tyneside and on the edge of the Great North Forest. It towers 20 metres over it's hilltop landscape and has a wing span of 54 metres.


Commissioned by Gateshead Council, the Angel was created by internationally renowned sculptor, Antony Gormley. The sculpture was made from 200 tonnes of steel and has attract-ed world-wide attention since it was assembled on site in February 1998.

MrBook2

This is very interesting. I had no idea it existed. Do you know how much it cost to build? How does it behave in strong winds? It looks very impressive, but I would worry about being near it during a storm.

Thanks for sharing it!

--Aaron

Spagbag

I love photo #2.

MrBook2, this might answer your questions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_north

Fusion_UK

Thanks

Spagbag wrote:

I love photo #2.

MrBook2, this might answer your questions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_north

Thanks for taking the time to look and comment. Ian