The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a planned steel tower to be located in East London as part of the London 2012 Olympic Park. Billed as “Britain’s answer to the Eiffel Tower”, the tower will be the largest public work of art in the United Kingdom. At around 400 feet (120 m) it will be some 21m taller than the Statue of Liberty. The Eiffel Tower, by comparison, is 1,063 feet (324 m) tall.
The tower has been designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor and is named after the steel company ArcelorMittal in recognition of owner Lakshmi Mittal’s donation of appoximately 1,400 tonnes of steel for constuction.[1] The £19.1m design incorporates the five Olympic rings and will offer visitors panoramic views of London. Plans for the tower were announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson on 31 March 2010.
looks like a giant hookah
Are they Kidding !!
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@WISAM – totally agree with you !
shocking, this doesn’t mean the olympic committee can erect such horrendous piece of junk, if they are offered free steel. don’t they have enough roller coater already around. London could do better
this is and should be treated as a sculpture because of its designer, it is pure art…of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder, this applies to art too.
hey awesome ….
its hideous!!