The Angel of the North

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contemporary artwork outdoor sculpture public sculpture steel sculpture

The Angel of the North is a large contemporary steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, renowned as one of the most iconic public artworks in northern England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Angel of the North	6
Angel of the North (nearby)	1
The Angel of the North canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary artwork ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ steel sculpture ⓘ
category	1998 sculptures ⓘ Landmarks in Gateshead ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in England ⓘ Steel sculptures in the United Kingdom ⓘ
commissionedBy	Gateshead Council ⓘ
constructionStart	1994 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Antony Gormley ⓘ
dateOfCompletion	1998 ⓘ
depicts	angel ⓘ
designedBy	Antony Gormley ⓘ
fundedBy	Arts Council England ⓘ surface form: Arts Council of England European Regional Development Fund ⓘ Northern Arts ⓘ
genre	public art ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ
hasPart	human figure ⓘ two wings ⓘ
height	20 metres ⓘ 66 feet ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
locatedNear	A1 road ⓘ A167 road ⓘ Low Eighton ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Gateshead ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ northern England ⓘ
materialUsed	Cor-Ten steel ⓘ surface form: COR-TEN steel weathering steel ⓘ
notableFor	iconic status in northern England ⓘ large scale ⓘ use of weathering steel ⓘ
ownedBy	Gateshead Council ⓘ
purpose	landmark for Gateshead ⓘ symbol of transition from industrial to information age ⓘ
significantProject	Gateshead public art programme ⓘ
unveiled	1998 ⓘ
weight	approximately 200 tonnes ⓘ
wingAngle	3.5 degrees forward ⓘ
wingspan	177 feet ⓘ 54 metres ⓘ