Thursday, May 27, 2010

Welcome to The North East of England

It was a wonderful sunny weekend.

It is time to get rid of the heavy thick coats, time to put on a summer dress, and time to take those lovely sandals out from the store.

Yes....why hide in the house, when such hot weather is hard to come by.

So I decided to pay a visit to The Angel of The North.

I am not sure if you are aware of this wonderful creation of Antony Gormley. It is a big sculptor located in Tyneside at the North East of England. It is probably one of the most popular work of public modern art in England.

The wings of the angel is about 54 m in length. It stands on top of a very small hill, and it sort of welcomes you to the North East of England. The body is about 100 tonnes in weight, while the wings are weighing approximately 50 tonnes each.

As you can see, it looks simply amazing. I would highly recommend a visit to this place in order to truly appreciate and soak in the majesty of this sculpture.

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