The Meeting Place (sculpture)

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The Meeting Place in situ at St Pancras Station, London
The Meeting Place before the 2008 addition of a bronze relief frieze

The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in November 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.[1]

The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways,[2] is modelled on the sculptor and his wife.[3]

  1. ^ "The Meeting Place". BBC London. 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Station bans train death artwork". BBC London. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Lovers' statue installed at Eurostar terminal". Evening Standard. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2018.