Civic Centre
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| Opened | 1967 |
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| Height | 6100 (cm) |
| Inaugurated | November 14, 1968 |
| Designated as world heritage site | November 16, 1995 |
| Locations | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Architects | George Kenyon |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2378941 |
About Civic Centre
Newcastle Civic Centre is a local government building located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the main administrative and ceremonial centre for Newcastle City Council.
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... The structure, which towers above trees and street lights and is 45ft (14m) tall, has been built outside the Civic Centre...
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... TfW s website advises wheelchair users travelling from the valleys to travel to Queen Street station, then get on another train to come back to Cathays if they wish to access the university or Civic Centre, but an extra ticket is not needed...
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... " Radcliffe has lost its secondary schools, Civic Centre, leisure centre and came close to losing its library, " he said...
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... At a Civic Centre, along the road back north we found several students volunteering in a communal kitchen...
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... Armed with his camera, he started the project on 16 March 2020 when council managers were called for a briefing at the Civic Centre - the first socially-distanced event they had seen...
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... The hearse will pause for a few minutes outside the Civic Centre in Victoria Avenue and Sir David s Iveagh Hall constituency office in Leigh Road, before returning to the chapel of rest...
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... A book of condolence is open both there and at the Civic Centre in Southend...
Huge cardboard building pops up in Newcastle city centre
By Jim Scott & Sharuna SagarBBC News
A huge building made entirely from cardboard boxes has popped up in Newcastle City Centre .
The structure, which towers above trees and Street Lights and is 45ft (14m) tall, has been built outside the Civic Centre .
It is an art installation and is part of the Novum Summer Festival , which is making its debut in The City .
Hundreds of volunteers, including children, have helped to make More Than 1,500 parts over several days.
Designed by French visual artist Olivier Grossetête, the towering building was erected without any machinery on Friday.
However, it will not last long as it is designed to be toppled by hand on Sunday, when The Festival ends.
" When The People are together, it's possible to make Beautiful Things , " said Mr Grossetête.
" The finality is not this [the structure], but what is happening around this. It is beautiful to see it [being Torn Down ) too. "
The life-size structure has been designed to mimic a four-storey hall, although Mr Grossetête is known for basing other cardboard structures on real-life buildings.
In recent years he has recreated landmarks including, while he has been commissioned to recreate a currently
Volunteers spent A Number of hours piecing the boxes together with brown tape in relatively dry weather, earlier.
Jim Mawdsley, principal advisor, culture and events at Newcastle City Council, said he hoped The Creation would kick-start The Arrival of similar pieces of art at future festivals.
" As we move forwards, we're going to make it bigger, have different art forms doing big, impressive pieces of dance and music.
" We just Want It to become synonymous with Newcastle . . this is just The Beginning , Novum means new and this is just The Beginning ".
Once the structure is destroyed, it is expected the boxes will be recycled.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
