The Metropolis

Watch a timelapse video of the ArcelorMittal Orbit being built.

Mike Pollitt | Tuesday 8 May, 2012 14:56

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I can’t warm to this structure. Not tall enough to be awesome, and not ugly enough to compel.

It’s been likened to a rollercoaster gone wrong, but watching this video I think it most evokes the cranes which built it.

It probably looks better when you’re at the top.

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