Public art & sculpture · South Wales
Alliance
In or near Cardiff.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Central · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
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.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Alliances arrow and hoop seem to balance in the air. The hoop, filled with a phosphorescent liquid, is partially submerged below the pavement, with a mechanism programmed to make it rise and fall with the Bristol Channel tides. Métais describes the piece as "an organic clock" which "connects the place with the people". Words in both English and Welsh, written by Cardiff-based poet Peter Finch, are projected onto the pavement at night by equipment installed within the arrow. According to the developers, the text is a play on the word Cardiff, reflecting its history and the present day.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4780, -3.1754
- District
- Cardiff
- Parish
- Castle
- Postcode
- CF10 1AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
- Established
- 2009
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Central — 0.4 km
- 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 (postcode CF10 1AJ), in the parish of Castle.
- What is Alliance?
- Alliance in Wales South, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Alliance?
- The nearest railway station is Cardiff Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF10 1AJ.
- When was Alliance built?
- Built or established in 2009.
- Who owns Alliance?
- Alliance is owned by St David's.
- Is Alliance a protected site?
- Yes — Alliance is part of the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Alliance free to visit?
- Yes, Alliance is free to enter.
- How do I get to Alliance?
- The nearest railway station is Cardiff Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF10 1AJ.