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Five designs for a £2m hilltop landmark in Kent, which will be visible from road, rail and air, have been unveiled. | Five designs for a £2m hilltop landmark in Kent, which will be visible from road, rail and air, have been unveiled. |
Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger is among internationally-acclaimed artists shortlisted for the Ebbsfleet Landmark. | Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger is among internationally-acclaimed artists shortlisted for the Ebbsfleet Landmark. |
He is proposing a white horse, 33 times life-size, which would look out over the Ebbsfleet Valley and mark the new Ebbsfleet International station. | He is proposing a white horse, 33 times life-size, which would look out over the Ebbsfleet Valley and mark the new Ebbsfleet International station. |
The winning design will be announced this autumn and is expected to be completed in 2010. | The winning design will be announced this autumn and is expected to be completed in 2010. |
Two other former Turner Prize winners, Richard Deacon and Rachel Whiteread, are among the artists whose designs were also revealed on Wednesday. | Two other former Turner Prize winners, Richard Deacon and Rachel Whiteread, are among the artists whose designs were also revealed on Wednesday. |
Whiteread is proposing to create a craggy "recycled mountain" with a life-size cast interior of a house on the top. | Whiteread is proposing to create a craggy "recycled mountain" with a life-size cast interior of a house on the top. |
Deacon's sculpture would be a "nest" of steel latticework outlining 26 interconnecting polyhedrons. | Deacon's sculpture would be a "nest" of steel latticework outlining 26 interconnecting polyhedrons. |
French artist Daniel Buren has designed a "signal" tower of stacked cubes with a single laser beam of light passing through it. | French artist Daniel Buren has designed a "signal" tower of stacked cubes with a single laser beam of light passing through it. |
Sculptor Christopher Le Brun has proposed a monumental wing and disc - a reference to the winged messenger of Mercury, the Roman god of travellers and commerce. | Sculptor Christopher Le Brun has proposed a monumental wing and disc - a reference to the winged messenger of Mercury, the Roman god of travellers and commerce. |
Christopher Le Brun's design is a reference to the god Mercury | Christopher Le Brun's design is a reference to the god Mercury |
The Ebbsfleet landmark is intended to be an iconic symbol to represent the regeneration of north-west Kent, and the growth of London eastwards. | The Ebbsfleet landmark is intended to be an iconic symbol to represent the regeneration of north-west Kent, and the growth of London eastwards. |
It will be sited in Springhead Park, in the south-east corner of Ebbsfleet Valley, which was occupied by the Romans. | It will be sited in Springhead Park, in the south-east corner of Ebbsfleet Valley, which was occupied by the Romans. |
The white horse symbol of Kent dates from Anglo-Saxon times, when the area was settled by people whose leader is believed to have been called Horsa. | The white horse symbol of Kent dates from Anglo-Saxon times, when the area was settled by people whose leader is believed to have been called Horsa. |
Some 10,000 homes, together with offices, shops and leisure facilities, are due to be built in the area in coming decades. | Some 10,000 homes, together with offices, shops and leisure facilities, are due to be built in the area in coming decades. |
An exhibition of the artists' proposals will go on show in a specially designed gallery at Bluewater shopping centre for three months from 27 May. | An exhibition of the artists' proposals will go on show in a specially designed gallery at Bluewater shopping centre for three months from 27 May. |
The winner will be selected by a committe chaired by Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Allan Willett | |
The Ebbsfleet Landmark has been commissioned by Eurostar, London & Continental Railways and Land Securities, the developers of Ebbsfleet Valley. | The Ebbsfleet Landmark has been commissioned by Eurostar, London & Continental Railways and Land Securities, the developers of Ebbsfleet Valley. |