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Encyclopedia > Angel Of The North
Angel of the North
Angel of the North

Angel of the North is a modern sculpture created by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Angel of the North User:Orchid Righteous Wikipedia:Picture peer review Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Angel of the... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Angel of the North User:Orchid Righteous Wikipedia:Picture peer review Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Angel of the... Sculptor redirects here. ... Angel of the North Antony Gormley (born 1950) is an English sculptor, best known as the creator of Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...


As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing 20 metres (66 feet) tall, with wings 54 metres (178 feet) — making it wider than the Statue of Liberty's height. The wings themselves are not planar, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which Gormley has been quoted as saying was to create "a sense of embrace".[1] It stands on a hill overlooking the A1 road and the A167 road into Tyneside and the East Coast Main Line rail route. For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... For other monuments to freedom, see Monument of Liberty. ... This page is about the A1 road in Great Britain. ... The A167 is a road in North East England. ... Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, covering part of the area of Tyne and Wear. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ...

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Construction

Work began on the project in 1994, the total cost coming to £1m. Most of the project funding was provided by the National Lottery. “GBP” redirects here. ... A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers which emulates a smiling face. ...


Due to its exposed location, the sculpture has to withstand winds of over 100 mph (160 km/h). Thus, 150 metric tonnes (165 tons) of concrete were used to create foundations which anchor the sculpture to rock 20 metres (66 ft) below. The short ton is a unit of mass equal to 907. ... This article is about the construction material. ...


The sculpture itself was created offsite at Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd in three parts – with the body weighing 100 metric tonnes (110 tons), and two wings weighing 50 metric tonnes (55 tons) each – then brought to its site by road. It took seven hours for the body to be transported from its construction site in Hartlepool, up the A19 to the site. , Hartlepool is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... The A19 is a major road in England, running parallel to and east of the A1 road. ...


Construction work on the Angel was finished in 16 February 1998. At first, Angel of the North aroused some controversy locally—one local councillor, Martin Callanan, was especially vehement in his opposition—and in the British newspapers. It has now come to be considered as a landmark for the North East of England.[2][3] is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Martin Callanan is a British Conservative Party politician. ...


Photo gallery

Angel of the North Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (818x613, 44 KB) Summary Angel of the North near Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England. ...

A full frontal view of the Angel of the North Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (818x613, 44 KB) Summary Angel of the North near Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England. ...

Angel of the North By David Wyatt. ...

Angel of the North in the evening Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (818x613, 44 KB) Summary Angel of the North near Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England. ...

The Angel at Sunset 2006 Image File history File linksMetadata Angel038sm. ...

Detail of the Angel's body Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 713 KB) The Angel of the North with a perfect blue sky behind It. ...

Silhouette Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1728 × 2304 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...

An artistic view of the Angel Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...

References

  1. ^ The Angel of the North > Background. Gateshead Council. Retrieved on March 9, 2007. “Gormley said of the Angel: "... The effect of the piece is in the alertness, the awareness of space and the gesture of the wings - they are not flat, they're about 3.5 degrees forward and give a sense of embrace."”
  2. ^ Angel of the North. AboutBritain.com. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  3. ^ The angel has landed. BBC (February 16, 1998). Retrieved on March 9, 2007.

See also

Willow Man is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey, situated in a field by the M5 motorway near Bridgwater in Somerset. ...

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Coordinates: 54°54′50.8″N, 1°35′21.9″W Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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