Designs unveiled for 7/7 memorial
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- ITN
Designs unveiled for 7/7 memorial
The final design for the memorial to the 52 victims killed in the July 7 bombings has been unveiled.Fifty-two stainless steel pillars will stand in Hyde Park, representing those who died in the 2005 terrorist attack.The £1 million monument will be unveiled next year on the fourth anniversary of the tragedy.The pillars are grouped together in four inter-linking clusters reflecting the blasts at King's Cross, Aldgate, Edgware Road and Tavistock Square - with each bearing an inscription of the date and location of the particular incident that its cluster represents.Each pillar will be three metres (ten-feet) tall and 15-18cms (6-7.28ins) square. They will be constructed from cast stainless steel and the process will mean that while they are all taken from the same mould, each one will be unique.It will be situated in the southeast corner of Hyde Park, close to Park Lane and Lover's Walk. A plaque, listing the names of the murdered victims, will be sited in the grass bank at the far eastern end of the memorial.The memorial has been created by a design team which has worked in close consultation with representatives of the bereaved families and advisors from the royal parks.A representative of the bereaved families group said: "This memorial is a fitting tribute, honouring the 52 lives lost on 7 July, 2005, ensuring that the world will never forget them. It represents the enormity of our loss, both on a personal and public level."We hope this memorial will speak to visitors, so they can understand the impact of these horrific events. We would like to thank the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the royal parks for their support throughout this project."Artist Antony Gormley has acted as an independent artistic advisor to the project and said: "Using the language of architecture to make order out of chaos, this monument is an opportunity for lost victims to be in contact with the living through a process of discovery, where the memorial's structure becomes complete through the presence and body language of a curious visitor."
ITN | August 1, 2008
