Comments on: The Angel of the North http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: LoJ http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-130610 LoJ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:57:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-130610 The sculpture was not Cast, it was fabricated out of 220 tons of cor-ten steel. Cut and welded. To put it in perspective a little, it is about 2 feet off the hieight of a jumbo jet tailplane, and is wider than the staute of liberty is tall, plus it has enough steel in it to make 16 double decker buses or four cheiftain tanks. It cost taxpayers over £1m sterling, built february 1998 and made to last for 100 years. The sculpture was not Cast, it was fabricated out of 220 tons of cor-ten steel. Cut and welded.
To put it in perspective a little, it is about 2 feet off the hieight of a jumbo jet tailplane, and is wider than the staute of liberty is tall, plus it has enough steel in it to make 16 double decker buses or four cheiftain tanks.
It cost taxpayers over £1m sterling, built february 1998 and made to last for 100 years.

]]> By: RobHoi http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-40861 RobHoi Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:34:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-40861 Just saw it on Billy Connolly's world tour of England, Ireland and Wales, and wanted to look it up on google, but you were first ;) Just saw it on Billy Connolly’s world tour of England, Ireland and Wales, and wanted to look it up on google, but you were first ;)

]]> By: zno http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-9907 zno Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:23:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-9907 goto [url=http://znonz.blogspot.com/]ZNO[/url] for 3D model of angel of the north .. fantastic sculpture!!! goto [url=http://znonz.blogspot.com/]ZNO[/url] for 3D model of angel of the north .. fantastic sculpture!!!

]]> By: Veronica http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-9449 Veronica Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:05:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-9449 Gormley also created "Quantum Cloud" for the 1999 opening of the Millenium Dome. It sits on a platform in the water. There's a short bit of information at Wikipedia (along with some ground shots). There's also a bit of large type for "Transco" and a cool shadow to the SW. http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ll=51.501854,0.009232&spn=0.000952,0.002849&t=k Gormley also created “Quantum Cloud” for the 1999 opening of the Millenium Dome. It sits on a platform in the water. There’s a short bit of information at Wikipedia (along with some ground shots). There’s also a bit of large type for “Transco” and a cool shadow to the SW.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: John H http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-9445 John H Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:50:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-9445 Gormley also created the "Iron Man" in Victoria Square, Birmingham. It's nowhere near as big, being around 12 feet tall, but you can <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ll=52.479414,-1.902802&spn=0.000694,0.001829&t=k" rel="nofollow">just about make it out</a> (East of the cluster of 3 trees) in the new hi-res coverage of Birmingham. Gormley also created the “Iron Man” in Victoria Square, Birmingham.

It’s nowhere near as big, being around 12 feet tall, but you can Placemark: just about make it out / Google Earth (East of the cluster of 3 trees) in the new hi-res coverage of Birmingham.

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-9438 Luke Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:47:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-9438 Here are some construction photos to better understand how big it is. http://www.kenfinn.demon.co.uk/angel/shape.htm Here are some construction photos to better understand how big it is.
http://www.kenfinn.demon.co.uk/angel/shape.htm

]]> By: alame http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/06/the-angel-of-the-north/#comment-9434 alame Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:38:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=767#comment-9434 thats a nice shadow. :) thats a nice shadow. :)

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