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The tallest piece of art in Britain reached its full height this afternoon with the topping out of the ArcelorMittal Orbit on the Olympic Park.

The 114.5m tall sculpture, designed by artists Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, towers over the neighbouring Olympic Stadium and is destined to become a popular tourist attraction in its own right.

When Gustav Eiffel originally unveiled plans for his Tower it was met with much criticism.

With that in mind, London Mayor Boris Johnson did his best to get the jokes out of the way as he showed off the Orbit to scores of journalists and Olympic bigwigs last week.

It will be taller than the London Eye, will cost nearly £20million and aims to be a key Olympic legacy.

Plans for the Orbit were unveiled yesterday by London Mayor Boris Johnson and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal whose company, ArcelorMittal, is funding £16m of the £19.1m cost of the structure.

EXHIBITION
Anish Kapoor, Royal Academy of Arts
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IN A NUTSHELL
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