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Great Tower sculpture at Rutland Water

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Great Tower sculpture at Rutland Water

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  • Location: Empingham, Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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    November 11, 2025

    Hiking

    Well designed sculpture, which provides a nice contrast to the pretty natural surroundings (though the immediate area here close to the parking is a bit more 'designed' than other parts along the coast.

    March 21, 2025

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    In the second half of 1979 the International Arts Foundation commissioned the sculptor Alexander to produce a large-scale sculpture for Rutland Water. The cost was £50,000 and the site chosen by the landscape artist who designed Rutland Water was the then rather bleak Sykes Lane picnic site. It was cast in London and was then the largest bronze sculpture of modern times.

    June 6, 2024

    Hiking

    The Great Tower is an extremely large bronze sculpture, standing 10 metres high beside Rutland Water.
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    Elevation 140 m

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    Location: Empingham, Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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