Public art & sculpture · South Wales
Alliance
Alliance in Wales South, United Kingdom.
Robin Drayton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Alliance is a public sculpture in Wales South, United Kingdom, dating from 2009. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Alliance is a 25-metre-high (82 ft) sculpture in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, created by Paris installation artist Jean-Bernard Metais. It consists of a large, partly enamelled, stainless steel arrow, and a hoop that glows in the dark. It was financed by the St David’s shopping centre as part of a £1.5m public art scheme in the city centre, and was unveiled on 3 December 2009.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4780, -3.1754
- Established
- 2009
- Official site
- playatpins.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4732277 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alliance (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alliance?
- Alliance is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Alliance built?
- Built or established in 2009.
- Who owns Alliance?
- Alliance is owned by St David's.