Creator of Crosby's Iron Men set to erect new riverside landmark.A MASSIVE human sculpture by the artist who created the Iron Men statues on Crosby beach Crosby Beach is part of the Merseyside coastline at Crosby north of Liverpool in the Borough of Sefton. The beach stretches 2 to 3 miles from the Seaforth docks to the south (where it separates the sea from the Marina), past Crosby Swimming Baths, up beyond the coastguard could tower over Dublin if planning permission planning permission Noun formal permission granted by a local authority for the construction, alteration, or change of use of a building planning permission n → licencia de obras is granted. The 151ft figure - almost half the height of the Irish capital's landmark Spire - is to be sited on the River Liffey Liffey redirects here. For the Australian town see Liffey, Tasmania. The Liffey (An Life in Irish) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. next to the famous Sean O'Casey bridge. It was designed by Antony Gormley, best known for the Angel Of The North in Gateshead, and the Merseyside sculptures titled Another Place. The Dublin Docklands Development Authority This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. confirmed a planning application was lodged with the city council yesterday and said the final site was chosen because of its prominent location. The sculpture would have a major impact on Dublin's quickly changing docklands area, where there are already plans for Ireland's first skyscraper, the U2 Tower. The 394ft Dublin Spire came to signify Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy and towers above the city's O'Connell Street, near the proposed site of the new Gormley sculpture. Subject to planning permission, construction is likely to start on the 1.6m euro (pounds 1.2m) project during 2008, and will take around one year. It will be built in sections off-site and then welded together on-site over a threemonth period. Painted black and unlit, it would be placed on a single pile driven into the river bedrock. Gormley's Crosby artwork has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors, and injected millions into the regional economy. CAPTION(S): An artist's impression of Antony Gormley's proposed figure alongside the River Liffey |
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