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Wednesday, 9 October, 2002, 16:16 GMT 17:16 UK

Zoom in on giant Tate sculpture

BBC News Online gives a 360° view of one of the world's biggest indoor sculptures, created by Turner Prize winner Anish Kapoor, at Tate Modern.

The work, which measures almost 150 metres (492 feet) in length and is 10 storeys high, spans the entire entrance of the art gallery.

It has taken 40 people about six weeks to build the sculpture for the gallery's Turbine Hall.

The sculpture, Marsyas, is 23 metres (75 feet) wide and 35 metres (115 feet) high, and consists of three steel rings, connected by a specially-made PVC membrane.

Two rings are positioned vertically, at each end of the space, while the third is suspended above the bridge spanning the centre of the Tate.

The sculpture's title refers to Marsyas, the satyr in Greek mythology, who was flayed alive by the god Apollo.

The design is the third commission for the space as part of The Unilever Series.


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