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London's Olympic Monument - Amazing or Ugly?

Fast Company:
"Over 375 feet high--that's 72 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty--Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittalOrbit has been chosen as the monument to mark the London Olympics in 2012. The city's shy and retiring Mayor, Boris Johnson, has already nicknamed it the Hubble Bubble tower due to its striking resemblance to a shisha pipe.

"Work is due to start on the steel sculpture, which the Mayor is hoping will become a rival to Paris' Eiffel Tower, in the next few weeks. The cost of the 1,400 ton steel structure has been put at around $30 million, although most of the bill is being picked up by steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who, like Kapoor, is India born, but resides in the British capital."

What do you guys think of this tower?

Tags: London's, Monument, Olympic

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Permalink Reply by FubarGuy on March 31, 2010 at 8:13pm
Looks like a giant high-heel shoe. Not impressed, sorry London.

What's a "shisha pipe" though?
Permalink Reply by alice on April 1, 2010 at 9:26am
it's another name for hookah pipe (or water pipe) where tobacco smoke is passed through water.

Permalink Reply by Inka Leoni on April 1, 2010 at 6:57pm
lol wow Imagine that as a giant sized monument.
Permalink Reply by Rachel Anne on April 2, 2010 at 9:44pm
I thought the EXACT SAME THING when I opened this... "why does it look like a high-heeled shoe?!"
Permalink Reply by Kevin on March 31, 2010 at 9:42pm
this thing belongs at Burning Man.
Permalink Reply by Amy Wong on March 31, 2010 at 10:43pm
Ambitious much? I kinda like the London Cloud, that looks innovative. What do you think Alice?
Permalink Reply by alice on April 1, 2010 at 8:59am
Personally, I don't really get this at all. To spend so much money on a monument that looks like a horn wrapped in a rollercoaster is beyond me. But then again, contemporary architecture and sculptures have a tendency to grow on me. I'm definitely with you, I loved the London Cloud!
Permalink Reply by Kristine Allen on April 2, 2010 at 10:54pm
All I thought was "Wow... Did the rollercoastar get into a fight with a tornado?"
Permalink Reply by sudhir on April 2, 2010 at 3:39pm
And pray, how does that connect to the games, anyway? :)
Permalink Reply by stephanie on March 31, 2010 at 10:53pm
Une corne d'abondance ?!
Permalink Reply by Martin on April 1, 2010 at 5:56am
I'm sure that standing below it will present an awesome view. But, based on this photograph, it looks like someone took a back-of-an-envelope sketch and thought 'Sod it, that'll do'.

Of course, if it was a rollercoaster ride...
Permalink Reply by Ellie Johnson on April 1, 2010 at 6:11am
I love Anish Kapoor so I'm quite the fan. Though he said something about that fact that it's unstable is kind of the point of it....so I'm going to make sure I live more than 375 feet away from it. And I think it'll be a quirky addition to the skyline, though will probably make me want to visit a theme park every day

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