Comments on: Beat that New York – we have a giant horse as our landmark

By: Mike Dare

Mike Dare — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:16:35 +0000

Being from the land down under I would be interested to know the gender of the proposed horse.
Having read countless blogs on the subject of the giant horse I am staggered by the negativity of you poms. Lighten up. The proposal is using private money and will provide a a humerous and a pleasant distraction from the ugly high-tension power pilons around the site. Can’t remove those ah?
Good art is usually discomforting and thought provoking. Mission accomplished I would say.

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By: Darren Cronian

Darren Cronian — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:38:03 +0000

@ Andy

Nice spot — which makes you think why the hell are they wasting the money when we need some money putting into our crap railway network!

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By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:13:55 +0000

From the Telegraph article – 3rd paragraph from bottom

“The sculpture is being financed by London and Continental Railways – which built the new high-speed rail link – Eurostar, and developer Land Securities.”

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By: Darren Cronian

Darren Cronian — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:35:13 +0000

@ Nick / Murray

Priorities have gone out of the window, and I would love to know who these private investors are that are putting this silly amount of money. I think I read it would have 60m(?) visitors a year, but the majority of those would be car users driving past the motorway adjacent to the horse.

@ TLV

I think the size was probably measured for the actual statue rather than both the statue and pedestal. Even so, its a silly idea.

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By: TLV

TLV — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:36:42 +0000

According to Wikipedia the Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall. That includes the pedestal, of course. The question is – will the horse get as serious a pedestal?

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