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| 'Tallest' owl mural soars over Leeds | 'Tallest' owl mural soars over Leeds |
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| A mural taller than New York's Statue of Liberty has been finished on the side of a building in Leeds. | A mural taller than New York's Statue of Liberty has been finished on the side of a building in Leeds. |
| Athena Rising reaches more than 150ft (46m) from the ground on the revamped Platform building (formerly City House), near Leeds railway station. | Athena Rising reaches more than 150ft (46m) from the ground on the revamped Platform building (formerly City House), near Leeds railway station. |
| The mural is 36 ft (11m) wide and described as the UK's tallest piece of street art by organisers. | The mural is 36 ft (11m) wide and described as the UK's tallest piece of street art by organisers. |
| An owl, alongside the moon and a crown was designed and drawn by a pair of artists known as Nomad Clan. | An owl, alongside the moon and a crown was designed and drawn by a pair of artists known as Nomad Clan. |
| Live updates and more stories from Yorkshire | Live updates and more stories from Yorkshire |
| It has taken the artists The duo - Cbloxx and AYLO (Joy Gilleard and Hayley Garner) about two weeks and hundreds of cans of spray paint to complete the work. | It has taken the artists The duo - Cbloxx and AYLO (Joy Gilleard and Hayley Garner) about two weeks and hundreds of cans of spray paint to complete the work. |
| Cbloxx said: "It has been a challenge but one we have taken into our stride, finishing sooner than we had expected. | Cbloxx said: "It has been a challenge but one we have taken into our stride, finishing sooner than we had expected. |
| "We hope we have done you proud!" | "We hope we have done you proud!" |
| The mural is part of A City Less Grey, a street art project at five sites on Leeds' buildings and streets by East Street Arts and Leeds BID. | The mural is part of A City Less Grey, a street art project at five sites on Leeds' buildings and streets by East Street Arts and Leeds BID. |
| The mural is taller than: | The mural is taller than: |
| Christ the Redeemer in Rio - 125ft (38m) | |
| The Statue of Liberty in New York - 112ft (34m) (statue only) | |
| But the mural is shorter than: | But the mural is shorter than: |
| Blackpool Tower - 518ft (158m) | |
| Eiffel Tower in Paris - 1,063ft (324m) | |
| Emley Moor TV mast in West Yorkshire - 1,083ft (330m) |