The Angel of the North in Gateshead by Antony Gormley

[WillShakespeare2007]

They were going to build a statue like this is Leeds before this but all the silly asses wrote in complaining about it. Instead of thinking it would draw tourist they seemed to think they would take the money for it directly from orphans. Anyway the long and the short is that this is now a famous landmark and Leeds has nothing to remember it by. All the dumb ass locals tried to stop this too actually. Now it brings in millions each year.

[TheOpenedsoul]

did you know it would take over 250 million Hula Hoops to weigh the same as the Angel of the North!

[DavidParkinPhoto57]

I love the Angel.

[thegreatloy]

@bangingtunez and @TheSoulVids it's not in Newcastle, it's in Gateshead.

[TheSoulVids]

I'm proud to live in Newcastle!

[aimz63]

I went there today! It's brilliant!

[StephenKuma]

ahh the wings really ruin it don't they? I love the shape of the body, especially the feet, but the wings :S they're just so flat and square and wrong looking.

[shineyrow]

@StephenKuma Nah, that's what makes it great! It's a hard Northern angel, not a soft, feather-winged southern angel :p

[StephenKuma]

lol, he could've made the wings cooler (feather-winged), but made him well-hung :P

[rothschad]

Thats brilliant. The south gets Arenas, Bridges, giant wheels, museums and galeries yet the north is very happy with 100 tons of rusty metal! When our olympic stadium if finished were gunna send you up a foil wrapped shed. Hmmm enjoy!

[shineyrow]

@rothschad You know a lot about the North, we've no bridges or arenas, galleries or museums whatsoever

[rothschad]

@shineyrow Yeah you do, theres just nothing in them. Well nothing interesting anyway. But do not be so dispondent as the north is a history museum in itself.

[shineyrow]

@rothschad why don't you go and smash your router with a hammer because you're too thick to configure it. Oh, just looked at your channel, you did that already.

[gypsylurve]

@rothschad The Angel is designed to represent northern industry and working class hard work. You couldn't make an Angel of the South out of anything representative because it would just melt.

[weh8setanta]

You no your home after a long journey and you see her rising up in the distance

[TheChristine2009]

Its the 1st thing you see when you come back home from the south once you see the angel you know you back home in geordie land. I love Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Its a mint place good night life and the peopel in the North are just the best ever.

[bangingtunez]

Just come back from Newcastle, great city by the way, and this is a great landmark youve created. Saw it up close on the way back.

[aclark8888]

it's a bit scary at night

[rhodrigj]

dont you think it looks a bit like christ the redemeer?

[walleylin]

Im from Liverpool as well. Wasnt that guttered though.Great vid, great place, thanx.

[apee99]

beautiful angel brilliant video!

[ConverseEmo3]

Nice 1 =)

[Superkidda]

so proud <3

[lowesyg9]

just fucking mint i love my Angel geordies 4 life

[11clayton89]

im from liverpool an i was up in newcastle about 2 months ago for 3 days an i done everythin up there, great nite out, fantastic stadium but unfortunately i didnt get 2 see this i was gutted

[wierdGAME]

Thats wierd im from newcastle and i went to liverpool for 3 days

[TFFdp]

Fantastic mate, our Angel ROCKS!

[geordietart]

god bless the angel of the north its a mint scuplture and its a geordie arc angel like its an amazin sight when u see it up close like

[mickflyuk]

Excellent video, good exposures especially at the end.

[shineyrow]

Thanks, I was very lucky with the people running out at the end.

[Sometimesyourwrong]

angel of the north is belta especially when nufc fans put a newcastle top on it the angel makes proud 2 be a geordie that and the gateshead millenium bridge

[solemnvole]

Nice work! Very nice! 5*

[sniff001]

The timing on this is fantastic! Great video! Love it at the beginning where it goes "There's an angel..." and just at that moment the angel of the north comes into full view lol!

[sniff001]

That road at the beginning of the video where you pass the angel - is that the A1?

[tresputas]

yes

[shineyrow]

The A1 is the other side (later in the video), I think the one at the beginning is Durham Road

[sniff001]

I've seen the angel myself now (1st time 2 months ago) and you were right, the road at the beginning is a side road on the other side from where the A1 is. I think it really is beautiful and even better close up. Did you make this video personally? It is an absolutely fantastic video! Should be the video to Robbie Williams's song!

[BrianMoss20]

Great Video

We drove past on the way to Seahouses for years and just pointed at it but Karen is right once you actually take the trouble to stop and go up there's something mesmerising about the statue and the site. We stop every time now.

[143karenc]

Until you actually visit THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH, You can not begin to understand the beauty of her, nor the wonderment of engineering that went into her.. it is like standing beneath a huge spiritual embrace.

[xkimxwilliamsx]

i live just like 5 mins from this, u can see it from my window lol. you see them blocks of flats, those r rite next 2 my house hehe

[martin10980]

exellent, love it n it's made my day, brill.

[intelmacs]

i live just up from there nd have never been

[mclarp]

Beautiful video.

[JokerXL]

Nice tribute to a very powerful icon.