Angel of North is Britain\'s largest sculpture and believed to be the world\'s largest angel sculpture. It is the most-viewed pieces of art in the world - seen by more than one person every second, 90,000 every day or 33 million every year.- M% G e( [: X" l2 _' ~, A
6 I" Q7 @$ b9 y& qWork on sculpture started in July 1997 and it was assembled on site 7 months later in Feb 1998.8 z8 _( t! R3 d9 h5 ?# E7 A: P z+ R
+ p. A* L; S/ X% j1 WThe Angel was fabricated from 2000 tonnes of weathering steel. It rises 20 meters and has a wing span of 54 meters - almost as big as a jumbo jet. |
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