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Blue Carpet Square

In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.

Blue Carpet Square — Public artwork (tilework).

Blue Carpet Square

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Blue Carpet Square is a other in lowlands. (Public artwork in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.) According to Wikipedia: "The Blue Carpet is a piece of public art in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, designed by Thomas Heatherwick. It is an area of public open space in front of the Laing Art Gallery, close to the main shopping and nightclub areas, paved with glass-and-resin slabs which curve up at the space's edges, giving the appearance of a fabric carpet. Although classified as a piece of public art, it is closer to an urban design feature."

Coordinates
54.9746, -1.6088

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