Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Pyramids
Pyramids in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Pyramids is a public sculpture in Scotland Central, United Kingdom, dating from 1991. 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
The Pyramids are a land sculpture alongside the M8 motorway at Bathgate. Originally named the "Sawtooth Ramps", it was sponsored by Motorola and formed part of the M8 Art Project. The sculpture was created by artist Patricia Leighton in 1993. It is 1,000 feet (300 m) long and consists of seven 36-foot (11 m) high ramps made of earth and seeded with grass. The artist based the design on local geographic features (drumlins) and the shape of the surrounding bings. Sheep are grazed on the structure which keeps the grass short. The pyramidal shape of the sculpture gave rise to the name of the nearby Pyramids Business Park.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8911, -3.6048
- Established
- 1991
Sources
- wikidata: Q21997642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pyramids (Bathgate) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pyramids?
- Pyramids is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8911°, -3.6048°.
- When was Pyramids built?
- Pyramids dates to 1991.