Leicester's World Tree sculpture
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The photograph on this page of Leicester's World Tree sculpture by Mat Fascione as part of the Geograph project.
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Leicester's World Tree sculpture
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 13 Mar 2016
This five metre high steel sculpture stands at the corner of Melton road and Troon Way, it cost £62,000 and was paid for by the nearby Sainsbury's supermarket. It's branches are filled with bronze light bulbs as a reminder of the former GE-Thorn Lighting factory that stood there before the store was built. It was unveiled on the 4th of March 2016 by the House Of Commons Speaker John Bercow.
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Image Location
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52.666803
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-1.107712