People interact with the Iron:Man statue by British sculptor Antony Gormley, in Victoria Square on 14th March 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The statue is 6 metres tall, including the feet which are buried beneath the pavement, and weighs 6 metric tons. The statue leans 7.5° backwards and 5° to its left. It is said by the sculptor to represent the traditional skills of Birmingham and the Black Country practised during the Industrial Revolution. The statue was moved into storage in September 2017, to allow the tracks for the West Midlands Metro extension to Centenary Square to be laid, and

People interact with the Iron:Man statue by British sculptor Antony Gormley, in Victoria Square on 14th March 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The statue is 6 metres tall, including the feet which are buried beneath the pavement, and weighs 6 metric tons. The statue leans 7.5° backwards and 5° to its left. It is said by the sculptor to represent the traditional skills of Birmingham and the Black Country practised during the Industrial Revolution. The statue was moved into storage in September 2017, to allow the tracks for the West Midlands Metro extension to Centenary Square to be laid, and Stock Photo
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Michael Kemp / Alamy Stock Photo

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5123 x 3415 px | 43.4 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

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14 March 2022

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People interact with the Iron:Man statue by British sculptor Antony Gormley, in Victoria Square on 14th March 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The statue is 6 metres tall, including the feet which are buried beneath the pavement, and weighs 6 metric tons. The statue leans 7.5° backwards and 5° to its left. It is said by the sculptor to represent the traditional skills of Birmingham and the Black Country practised during the Industrial Revolution. The statue was moved into storage in September 2017, to allow the tracks for the West Midlands Metro extension to Centenary Square to be laid, and restored to a new site in Victoria Square in February 2022.