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| Northumberlandia: Princess Royal opens naked sculpture | Northumberlandia: Princess Royal opens naked sculpture |
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| A huge reclining naked woman sculptured into the Northumberland landscape, has been officially declared complete by the Princess Royal. | |
| At 1,300ft (396m) long Northumberlandia at Cramlington, is the world's largest human form sculpted into the landscape. | At 1,300ft (396m) long Northumberlandia at Cramlington, is the world's largest human form sculpted into the landscape. |
| It will open to the public from Wednesday, after the private ceremony attended by Princess Anne. | It will open to the public from Wednesday, after the private ceremony attended by Princess Anne. |
| The £3m sculpture has been shaped from the rock and waste from a surface mine on land owned by Viscount Ridley. | The £3m sculpture has been shaped from the rock and waste from a surface mine on land owned by Viscount Ridley. |
| Fertility symbols | Fertility symbols |
| Northumberlandia, which took two years to construct, was formed as a lasting legacy in recompense for the disruption caused by coal extraction at what was the largest mine of its kind in England. | Northumberlandia, which took two years to construct, was formed as a lasting legacy in recompense for the disruption caused by coal extraction at what was the largest mine of its kind in England. |
| Katie Perkin, of the Banks mining group, which is behind the project, believes Northumberlandia will rival the popularity of the Angel of the North, 12 miles away in Gateshead. | Katie Perkin, of the Banks mining group, which is behind the project, believes Northumberlandia will rival the popularity of the Angel of the North, 12 miles away in Gateshead. |
| She said: "People have already taken Northumberlandia to their hearts. | She said: "People have already taken Northumberlandia to their hearts. |
| "There was no intention to make a Pagan figure or mimic any ancient fertility symbols, despite her breasts which rise almost 100ft above the ground. | "There was no intention to make a Pagan figure or mimic any ancient fertility symbols, despite her breasts which rise almost 100ft above the ground. |
| "Charles Jencks, the American artist who designed her, saw the far-off Cheviot Hills which look like a reclining woman. | "Charles Jencks, the American artist who designed her, saw the far-off Cheviot Hills which look like a reclining woman. |
| "He has borrowed from the landscape and drawn those curves and lines into the form. | "He has borrowed from the landscape and drawn those curves and lines into the form. |
| "Northumberlandia is just a lady, she doesn't represent anything, but I think it's understandable that people have their own interpretations." | "Northumberlandia is just a lady, she doesn't represent anything, but I think it's understandable that people have their own interpretations." |