Despite having lived in the area all of my life, there are things around me that I have never seen. The Angel of the North is one of those things. We drive past it every time we head down south, seeing her flash past is the sign we're almost home. The Angel was finished in 1998, but today was the first time we've been up to visit.
On first sight the Angel is not the most beautiful of sculptures. At 20 meters tall it's hardly dainty, and the steel structure is rusty and dark. But the shape is so simple and so solid that there is something inspired about it.
The Angel represents the industry of the area, with its strength and solidity. I think she's a perfect symbol for the North East.
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