Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.
- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …lies at an elevation of 246 feet (75 metres)
- …is also known as “The Angel of the North”
- Description: sculpture by Antony Gormley
- Established: February 1998
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Places in the Area
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Birtley
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Angel of the North
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Latitude
54.91412° or 54° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.58953° or 1° 35′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C6WWC76+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Angel of the North” goes by many names.
Engel van die NoordeAfrikaans
ملاك الشمالArabic
Հյուսիսի հրեշտակArmenian
Анёл ПоўначыBelarusian
Àngel del NordCatalan
Angel of the NorthCebuano
北方天使Chinese
Anděl severuCzech
Angel of the NorthCzech
Angel of the NorthDanish
Angel of the NorthDutch
Anĝelo de la NordoEsperanto
Angel of the NorthFinnish
Pohjoisen enkeliFinnish
Anxo do NorteGalician
מלאך הצפוןHebrew
Aingeal an TuaiscirtIrish
Aingeal na dTuaisceartIrish
Angelo del nordItalian
エンジェル・オブ・ザ・ノースJapanese
北の天使Japanese
에인절 오브 더 노스Korean
angel deu nnordeNeapolitan
Angel of the NorthNorwegian
Angel of the NorthNorwegian Bokmål
Nordens EngelNorwegian Bokmål
Angel of the NorthPolish
Angel of the NorthRomanian
Ангел СевераRussian
angiu dunnordeSicilian
Angel of the NorthSwedish
Angel of the NorthThai
เทวดาแห่งภาคเหนือThai
Kuzeyin MeleğiTurkish
Ангел ПівночіUkrainian
فرشتہ شمالUrdu
Angel y GogleddWelsh
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