2018

TQ2780 : London Mastaba

taken 6 years ago, near to Kensington, Kensington And Chelsea, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title London Mastaba in this square
London Mastaba
London Mastaba
The Serpentine

The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 hectare) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, created in 1730

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The London Mastaba

The artist Christo designed The London Mastaba, a 20-metre-high sculpture floating on London's Serpentine Lake, which represents his and late wife Jeanne-Claude's determination to make art free.
Based on the trapezoid shapes of mastaba, an Arabic word for bench given to Egyptian tombs and seats found outside homes in ancient Mesopotamia, the temporary sculpture is the realisation of the artistic duo's shared dream of creating a floating version of a form that has fascinated them for half a century.
The London Mastaba, which is made of 7,506 painted barrels secured to scaffolding and anchored in the lake, was entirely self funded and is free to view by all.


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TQ2780, 997 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2716 8009 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3267N 0:10.1531W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2714 8015
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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