“The Meeting Place” by Paul Day, 2007
St Pancras railway station
Euston Road
London, January 2008
“The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in November 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace. The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife.” (The Meeting Place, Wikipedia)
See also: St Pancras International - John Betjeman - St Pancras - The Poet and the Station
6 comments:
Such an ugly statue. But I like the way you've photographed it.
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Πέστε "Χριστός Ανέστη" εχθροί και φίλοι.
I don't think it's THAT ugly... I've lost all my photos of Saint Pancras...
I wouldn't say it's an ugly statue, I like it very much!
I have seen that people love it or hate it--strong feelings about it.
Personally it's not the most beautiful but it conveys the strong, beautiful emotion of being reunited at a station. So what it may lack in physical beauty it makes up for in feeling.
How could anybody see such a beautiful creation as “ugly?” It conveys the emotions perfectly. Paul Day is an artistic genius.
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