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The title and theme of The Kelpies as mystical water-borne equine creatures was inherited at the outset of the project, The 300 tonne, 98ft (30m) horse head sculptures were created by Glasgow artist Andy Scott and sit in Helix Park, Falkirk, near the M9. Work on Scotland's newest landmark, the 30m (100ft) Kelpies sculpture at Falkirk, has been completed. The huge horse heads are made of 600 tonnes of steel and can be seen from the M9 motorway. They are part of a £43m redevelopment of about 350 hectares of land between Falkirk and Grangemouth, known as the Helix Project. It is hoped the site will attract thousands of tourists to the area and boost the local economy. It is almost eight years since I did the first sketches on the kitchen table of my then girlfriend, now wife's kitchen table in Amsterdam. Glasgow artist Andy Scott designed the structures, which include 10,000 special fixings, to secure the skin of the two horse heads to the steel framework. They were inspired by the tradition of working horses in Scotland which once pulled barges along canals and worked in the fields where The Kelpies now stand. A new canal extension linking the Forth and Clyde Canal to the North Sea is expected to open up the inland waterways to more boating traffic in central Scotland.
Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Falkirk and Grangemouth, known as the Helix Project.
Photo credit: © Steve Welsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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