{"id":2276,"date":"2020-12-08T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T11:30:49","slug":"the-angel-of-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/the-angel-of-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"The Angel of the North"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Angels typically fly or float in the air, but not this one. The Angel of the North is firmly rooted in the ground, in recognition of the miners who once toiled beneath this spot.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you arrive in Newcastle or Gateshead by road or by rail, you’ll be greeted as you approach the city by this amazing figure of an angel with outstretched arms, who appears to be watching over travellers. He welcomes visitors and home-coming Geordies; when we see the Angel on our regular trips to Newcastle we know we’re nearly there.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Angel of the North was the work of Anthony Gormley \u2013 indeed, is perhaps his best-known work. It is said to be the largest angel sculpture in the world. It is also one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world; its location so close to the busy A1, and on the London-Edinburgh mainline train route, means that it is seen by more than one person a second, 90,000 people a day or 33 million every year!<\/p>\n\n\n