Dragon Tower plan revealed
Monday 1st March 2010, 12:28PM GMT.
A computer-generated image of how the massive Welsh dragon statue would look. The proposed site is on the A5 near to Chirk.
Ambitious plans to build a huge £6 million iconic Dragon Tower near Oswestry to rival the Angel of the North were unveiled today. It comprises a 25m tall sculpture and culture complex.
It is set to be built near the A5 at Chirk, creating 50 jobs.
The complex includes an art gallery, a 100-seater cafe/bar, a 125-seat Mabinogion restaurant, plus space for education, language st- udy and potentially a museum.
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Oh yes! I hope this goes ahead! I cannot wait for the moaning about it!
But doesn’t the dragon in the image look camp?
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I am shocked that Wales are proposing something as tasteless as this.There is no comparison with the Angel of the North which is amazing.
This is like a monster from a film set, Dr Who perhaps?
I am a huge supporter of great public art but this is not art but Disneyish, if you know what I mean.
Our Quantum Leap is streets ahead of this in innovation.
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brilliant, despite the shrewsbury one, i think this is a good plan
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depsite the shrewsbury debacle i think this looks like a good one
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What? Another dragon, I’ll be right over (from Turkey, Palastine or wherever I came from) to slay it.
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What planet are these people on?
No money for front line services, libraries and leisure centres facing the axe along with thousands of jobs, but still the ****** in charge can waste millions on this type of tat. Glad to see they have their priorities right!
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Quick ! Get Ray Harryhausen on the case. I’m sure we can get its wings to flap about.
Is it me, or does this proposal and the Quantum Leap fuss tell me the public like their art very very literal and also rather childish.
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You have hit the nail on the head #7 Nistagmus but I am afraid your comment may have beeen a bit too subtle! :)
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Errr!!! Tell me if i am wrongly mistaken but is there a recession on.
Another suggestion is build a statue of St George so that he can slay the dragon on the English side of the border.
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Yet another complete waste of taxpayers’s money. As if it wasn’t bad enough with the giant slinky…now we are facing this monstrosity!
Marginally better than reading about how yet another politician spends our hard earned taxes on his ‘holiday home and staff’ I suppose.
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Love it, although i think it would be better off on the severn estuary, by the severn bridge or just off the M4. Don’t have it anywhere near Shropshire because people will just find something to complain about..
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Whats a Mabinogion Restaurant. Is it a bit like Thai.
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Excellent idea – I love the idea of a mighty Welsh dragon baring its teeth at our English neighbours.
oh Spencer, the Mabiniogion is a series of Welsh folklore stories from the 8th to 9th century. featuring the Welsh legend which is King Arthur and Merlin in parts.
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St. George you really made me giggle! Maybe if you do slay it we can finally re-instigate St. George’s day instead St. David having all the fun!
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