Visit London Blog » cecil balmond http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 London Video of the Week: Britain Prepares – The Orbit http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/01/london-video-of-the-week-britain-prepares-the-orbit/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/01/london-video-of-the-week-britain-prepares-the-orbit/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:55 +0000 Zoe Craig http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=24905

This is a great video from the UK Foreign Office’s YouTube channel, all about The Orbit – one of the new attractions being built in London this year.

The ArcelorMittal Orbit, to give it its full name, will be a contemporary symbol for the 21st century. At 115m tall, it’ll be Britain’s largest public art work. It has been created by artist and sculptor Anish Kapoor, and architectural engineer and designer Cecil Balmond.

When finished, it’ll be 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and offer unparalleled views of the entire 250 acres of the Olympic Park and London’s skyline from  special viewing platforms. The basic structure is a square rotated in space at 45 degrees.

What do you think of the Orbit? Let us know in the comments below.

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