ArcelorMittal Orbit

Sculpture · 2012 · London, Greater London

By Anish Kapoor, Cecil Balmond

Where

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford

London, Greater London

Visible from across the park at any time; the viewing platform has its own opening hours and charges

About this artwork

ArcelorMittal Orbit© you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, EnglandCC BY-SA 2.0

A red steel tower of looping tubes, 114.5 metres tall, built for the 2012 Olympic Games and designed by Anish Kapoor with the engineer Cecil Balmond. It is the tallest sculpture in Britain and stands at the northern end of The Line, close to the stadium.

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