Giant sculpture heads towards office complex
A giant sculpture which is claimed to be the biggest in the world arrived early today in Dublin port.
The 116ft high 20 tonne structure was built in Norfolk by London-based sculptor Angela Conner, but is due to grace a huge office complex on the edge of Dublin.
It will leave the port well before dawn on Monday to make the three hour, 10-mile trip to the Parkwest centre and an eventual formal opening ceremony by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
Called the Irish Wave, the sculpture stands taller than the Angel of the North, familiar to motorists as they pass Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, and took more than two years to build.
Ms Conner said: ‘‘It’s thought to be the tallest in the world. One would have to do a tremendous amount of research to find out whether it is, but we can be extremely satisfied that it is the highest mobile in the world.’’
Parkwest is one of Ireland’s most successful office complexes, and covers a 200-acre site close to a motorway being built around Dublin.
The Irish Wave, a twisted vertical spiral, will be its focal point, and will have cost an estimated £750,000 once it is in position.
It was transported across Britain to Liverpool earlier this week and loaded on to a freight ferry to complete the trip to Ireland.
