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2nd April 2010

Lakshmi Mittal to build tallest tower in UK

Lakshmi Mittal is planning to build a 115-metre tall steel tower at the Olympic Games site in London ready for 2012. The tower is being touted as the tallest in Britain.

The tower will be a snaking, gigantic steel one and has been designed by London based artist of Indian origin, Anish Kapoor and funded by another famous Indian in London - steel baron Lakshmi Mittal.

The Arcelor Mittal Orbit will cost £19.1 million, with £16m of that coming from Lakshmi Mittal, and the balance of £3.1m coming from the London Development Agency

The steel sculpture will be Britain's largest piece of public art, and is intended to be a permanent, lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the Stratford area. Sited between the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre, it will allow visitors to view the whole Olympic Park from two observation platforms.

"I am honoured. I have always been fascinated by the concept of towers," says Ashish Kapoor.

The construction will start in the next few months and the Orbit will be ready by December 2011.

 

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