Built to celebrate Hadrian’s Wall’s 1900 anniversary, the art installation has been built exactly where the north gatehouse at Housestead would have stood. When you climb up to the platform, you are standing at exactly the same level that Roman soldiers did 1600 years ago and seeing a similar landscape. I found that fascinating. We loved the structure and it’s bright colourful contrast with the wall and fort. It makes you realise how big the fort was originally, with 4 gatehouses all just as big as the art installation and corner towers too. A brilliant idea and visit.
