A Walk Around The Angel of the North, Gateshead, UK
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Sir Antony Gormley, located near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England.
Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across. The wings do not stand straight sideways, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward; Gormley did this to create a sense of embrace.
It stands on a hill on the southern edge of Low Fell, overlooking the A1 and A167 roads into Tyneside, and the East Coast Main Line rail route, south of the site of Team Colliery.
According to Gormley, the significance of an angel was three-fold: first, to signify that beneath the site of its construction, coal miners worked for two centuries; second, to grasp the transition from an industrial to information age, and third, to serve as a focus for our evolving hopes and fears. (Seriously, that's a load of art gas, and I know art gas when I hear art gas.)
Work began on the project in 1994 and cost £800,000. Most of the project funding was provided by the National Lottery. The Angel was finished on 16 February 1998.
Due to its exposed location, the sculpture was built to withstand winds of over 100 mph (160 km/h). Thus, foundations containing 600 tonnes of concrete anchor the sculpture to rock 70 feet (21 m) below. The sculpture was built at Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd using Corten weather resistant steel. It was made in three parts—with the body weighing 100 tonnes and two wings weighing 50 tonnes each—then brought to its site by road. It took five hours for the body to be transported from its construction site in Hartlepool, up the A19 road to the site.
The Angel aroused some controversy in British newspapers, at first, including a Gateshead stop the statue campaign, while local councillor Martin Callanan was especially strong in his opposition. However, it has since been considered to be a landmark for North East England and has been listed by one organisation as an Icon of England. It has often been used in film and television to represent Tyneside, as are other local landmarks such as the Tyne Bridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
The sculpture is also known by some local people as the Gateshead Flasher, because of its location and appearance.
The Angel of the North
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contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The Angel of the North is as much a part of Gateshead's identity as the Statue of Liberty is to New York.
Angel of the North - Gateshead, UK
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The Angel of the North, Gateshead UK
An epic sculptural figure which blesses all those that use the A1 towards Gateshead. Anthony Gormley's Angel of the North has become an Icon of Tyne and Wear. Completed in 1998 as one of the millennium projects, this 20m tall, 54m wide, 208 tonne Corten steel structure dominates the skyline and offers an inspirational image of hope, the future and strength from adversity.
Angel of the North Sculpture - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Gateshead, UK)
On the way to Newcastle for the Great North Run, we decided to stop by and see Angel of the North. It's a nice area with free parking and also from walking trails.
Artist: Antony Gormley
Address: Durham Rd, Low Eighton, Gateshead NE9 7TY, UK
Height: 66′
Dimensions: 66′ 0″ x 177′ 0″
Media: Copper, Concrete, Weathering steel
Did you know: The total cost of The Angel of the North was £800,000.
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.
Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across. The wings do not stand straight sideways, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward; Gormley did this to create a sense of embrace. The angel, like much of Gormley's other work, is based on a cast of his own body.It stands on the hill of Birtley, at Low Eighton in Lamesley, overlooking the A1 and A167 roads into Tyneside, and the East Coast Main Line rail route, south of the site of Team Colliery.
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Angel of the North, Gateshead, UK
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Angel of the North TIME LAPSE
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The Angel of the North is located near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across.
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