Nottingham has become home to Britain's tallest free standing work of public art.

Aspire, a 60 metre tall sculpture, has risen from The Jubilee Campus of The University of Nottingham – three times the height of the Angel of the North and towering above Nelson’s Column.

Designed by Ken Shuttleworth, best known for The Gherkin - Swiss Re Tower in London, Aspire is a gift to the University and city - commissioned and funded by an anonymous benefactor with a love of art and design. Students and staff chose the name to match its purpose, symbolising the power of education to transform lives and fulfil ambitions.

It celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to The University of Nottingham.

Leader of Nottingham City Council, Councillor Jon Collins, said:

“This is a great symbol of Nottingham's towering ambitions in the fields of science and technology. It shows how we want to reach higher and be seen as a city that's creative and innovative. It's fitting that it's located in a place that's home to the scientists and science businesses that will play such a vital part in the city's future.”

For more information about Aspire, visit http://aspire.nottingham.ac.uk/