Memorial by Antony Gormley for London bombings victims
Families of the victims of the July 7, 2005 London bombings unveiled plans on Friday for a memorial of stainless steel pillars representing each of the 52 innocent victims.
The pillars will be grouped together in four interlinking clusters representing the four separate suicide attacks that caused carnage in underground trains and a double decker bus. The three-metre (10-foot) columns will each be marked with the date, time and location of the incident they represent. The permanent one million pound memorial will be erected in Hyde Park in the heart of the British capital.
Grahame Russell, who lost his son Philip when one of the four suicide bombers detonated a device on a bus in central London, said: "A lot of families' ideas were included in the design; it's very different. "The stelae (pillars) remind me that prior to July 7 these 52 people that died stood tall in this world, the material itself is as indestructible as the memories we have of them. "We wanted a proper memorial so we have taken our time."
Antony Gormley, the British artist who created the giant Angel of the North sculpture in northeast England, acted as an independent adviser for the memorial which is due to be unveiled on July 7 next year.
Visitors will be able to walk between the columns
Source: AFP
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