Temenos
Temenos is defined as a piece of land cut off and assigned as an official domain, especially to kings and chiefs, or a piece of land marked off from common uses and dedicated to a god, a sanctuary, holy grove or holy precinct. It is also the name of the art installation designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor that now dominates the entrance to Middlesbrough Dock on the River Tees. Unveiled in 2010, it is longer than a 747 jumbo jet, as tall as Nelson's Column and contains half a mile of steel cable. At 164 feet high, it towers above Britain's most famous tall sculpture, the Angel of the North, which stands at a mere 65 feet tall about 40 miles up the road at Gateshead. Two steel rings pull between them a delicate mesh of steel cables which are suspended above the dockside, dominating the post-industrial landscape. Visible in the background are Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge and the dock’s famous clock tower. The original tower was built by John Middleton in 1847. Only three sides of the clock tower have a face because they were erected by subscription and it’s said the businesses on the blank side didn’t want their workers clockwatching.
Size: 5227px × 3485px
Location: Middlesbrough, Teesside, England.
Photo credit: © Gary Stephenson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: anish, art, bridge, clock, dock, installation, john, kapoor, mesh, middlehaven, middlesbrough, middleton, rings, river, sculpture, steel, tees, teesside, temenos, tower, transporter
