Damien Hirst has his new English city of the giant statue
Dvadtsatimetrovaya statue of a pregnant woman with a sword and scales, symbolizing truth and justice, grace Ilfrakomb seaside town, if it is good to give local authorities
Damien Hirst The project is the statue of "Truth" for the city Ilfrakomb
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Damien Hirst offered to the English seaside town Ilfrakomb its a new creation - a 20-meter statue of a pregnant woman, "Truth." According to the artist in one hand and the figure will balance, and in the other - a sword, a woman will be standing on a bronze pedestal styled like a pile of books on jurisprudence, representing a "monumental modern allegory of truth and justice».
If the North Devon District Council will give approval for the installation of the statue, it may become a new attraction in the once well-known Victorian resort. Hirst statue of the city promised to provide rent-free for 20 years if the permit for its installation will be obtained. In Hirst in Ilfrakombe has a restaurant and a house for 3.5 million pounds near the town.
statue of "Truth" on the project is slightly higher (20.25 meters) of the other monumental statues Hurst - "Angel of the North" (20 meters), established in Gateshead. Goddess of Justice planned to be installed on a pier jutting into the sea so as to it could be seen from anywhere in the city.
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