Extraordinary London Monuments
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The document summarizes several extraordinary monuments and sculptures located in London, England. It describes the Angel of the North sculpture which is 20 meters tall and has 54 meter wide wings. It also mentions the famous tree lights sculpture near Canary Wharf which uses traffic lights to represent rapid city life. Additionally, it discusses the Vroom Vroom sculpture of a giant child holding a toy car, and the giant bronze spider sculpture outside the Tate Modern art gallery.
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- 3. London is rich in famous places of interest. But there are a lot of extraordinary places and monuments. Look at them. They are incredible!
- 4. The Angel of the North The Angel of the North is a very large metal sculpture of an angel with its wings held wide open. It stands very close to the A 1 road at Gateshead, in northeast England. It’s the country’s largest sculpture: it is 20 metres high and its wings are 54 metres wide. It was created by the sculptor Anthony Gormley.The Angel of the North can be clearly seen by people who are travelling through the area by car or train. It’s one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world – about 90,000 people see it every day!
- 5. TRee Lights The famous tree-lights is next to Canary Wharf. Tree has three pieces, two of which are quite real, the third is the construction of a pair of tens of working traffic lights. The sparkling lights of the tree symbolize the rapid London life and cheer pedestrians and passing motorists.
- 6. VROOM-VROOM Lorenzo Quinn’ sculpture is called Vroom Vroom. It is set in the heart of London. He converted his first car in a sculpture and put it on public display. The sculpture represents four-meter children's arm that holds the car, as if a giant child plays with a toy car.
- 7. London Metal Citizens Outside of the Tate Modern there is a sculpture of a giant spider.It has a height of 9 meters and is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble. It is called Mum or Maman. It is a monument made by French-born American sculptor Louise Bourgeois, known worldwide for its sculptures of spiders.
- 8. The Meeting Place Statue Station St Pancras got its name from the nearby Church of Saint Pankratios. It was built in 1868, it is one of the brightest examples of English neo-Gothic architecture of the Victorian.The venue for the London train station is an ideal place for a meeting, sculptures represent as the thrill of meeting, and the bitterness of parting. It is a privilege to be in the rating along with the world's attractions. The meeting Place with a nine-meter bronze statue depicting embracing couple is headed a rating of the most romantic places on earth. This attraction is in the list along with Aphrodite beach in Cyprus, the Taj Mahal in India and Juliet's house in Verona.
- 9. Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children’s literature. The polite immigrant bear from Darkest Peru, with his old bush hat, battered suitcase and marmalade sandwiches has become a classic English children’s literature icon. Paddington station is a very important place for Paddington Bear. It is where he was first found by Mr and Mrs Brown when he arrived in London. It is also a reason why he got his name. The sculptor is Michael Bond.