Angel of the North

noun

1. a steel sculpture of an angel with outstretched wings, created in 1998 by British sculptor Antony Gormley, which stands on a hilltop outside Gateshead, NE England. It stands 20 m (85 ft) high and has a wingspan of 54 m (175 ft)

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He is perhaps best known for his Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, but his work has been showcased all over the UK.

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"It's good to be back up North," he declares, while dressed in a white Angel of the North T-shirt.

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Stonehenge and the Angel of the North will represent British heritage.

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Mr Wingett had long claimed the huge bronze dragon, which had planning permission to be erected on a former colliery site, would become a tourist attraction to rival well-known landmarks such as the Angel of the North.

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The idea was to emulate the success enjoyed by the Angel of the North at Gateshead and a competition was launched to decide how it should look.

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