Showing posts with label Angel of the North. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angel of the North. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

The Angel of the North (NZ263578)


© Copyright Keith Evans and licensed for reuse 

Date completed: 1998
Commissioned by: Gateshead Council
Artist: Antony Gormley
Made by: Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd
Cost: £800,000+ (National Lottery)
Construction: Steel, with some copper
Height: 65ft
Wingspan: 175ft
Weight: 208 tonnes
Foundations: 22m deep reinforced concrete piles
… And seen by 33 million people per year!