Empowerment, Millennium sculpture.
Empowerment This bold and striking sculpture spans the River Witham and stands 16m tall at its highest point The sculpture takes its inspiration from the turbine blades, produced by the main sponsor Alstom Power. The theme of empowerment is reinforced by the sculpture’s position in City Square, linking the important ideal of empowerment and the citizen. Within the work, the cast aluminium turbine blades transform into dynamic figures that reach out to empower one another, just as the blades empower one another within the turbine. Conceived as the “Alstom Power Millennium Sculpture”, ‘Empowerment’, is also symbolic of the rich engineering heritage and the future of Lincoln. This is further reflected by the engineering components that can be recognised in the steel work. The Roman numerals that can be seen along the arch, make reference to our place in history as we celebrate our entrance into, and future, within the third millennium. The sculpture was successfully installed through the co-operation of many different agencies and skilled companies, in January 2002.
Size: 3450px × 5174px
Photo credit: © Steve Welsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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