Long 直面するs: 素晴らしい pictures show 300-tonne steel horse 'Kelpies' glowing in the Scottish night sky as coloured スポットライトs are pointed に向かって 30-metre high 尊敬の印 to country's 産業の past

By Kieran Corcoran

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Against the 背景 of a moody Scottish dusk, these 非常に高い steel horse 長，率いるs ぼんやり現れる 30 metres tall, aglow with 転換ing colours.

The 300-tonne statues, called The Kelpies, watch over the 入り口 to the ocean, where the 前へ／外へ and Clyde canal 会合，会うs the North Sea in Falkirk.

Their patterned 肌, made of stainless steel, is held aloft by an intricate steel 枠組み. At night the two statues glow in unison as the glow of 上向き-pointing スポットライトs 流出／こぼすs out 一連の会議、交渉／完成する the gaps in their surface.

They borrow their 指名するs from mythological horses which haunt lochs and rivers in Celtic legend. Kelpies were said to be able to transform into beautiful women to ensnare travellers. The 大規模な sculptures, designed by Glaswegian Andy Scott, 支払う／賃金 尊敬の印 to the working horses which once 解雇する／砲火／射撃d Scotland's 経済的な 繁栄 by dragging 産業の 船s along the 広範囲にわたる 網状組織 of canals.

Construction work on the sculptures was 完全にするd in November, and the 非常に高い, luminescent artworks will be opened to the public later this month. Mr Scott has said of his sculptures: 'They are the embodiment of the 産業の history of Scotland.'

Towering: The Kelpies, 30-metre tall statues which stand over Falkirk, Scotland, will be open to the public later this month

非常に高い: The Kelpies, 30-metre tall statues which stand ove r Falkirk, Scotland, will be open to the public later this month

Glowing: They stand at the entrance to the North Sea, at the end of the Forth and Clyde canal

Glowing: They stand at the 入り口 to the North Sea, at the end of the 前へ／外へ and Clyde canal

Illuminated: Lights from inside the horses' intricate sculpture cause the statues to flow from the inside

Illuminated: Lights from inside the horses' intricate sculpture 原因（となる） the statues to flow from the inside

Heritage: The statues reflect the industrial past of Scotland
Light: Construction on the statues finished a year ago

遺産: The statues are a 尊敬の印 to Scotland's 産業の past, when working horses with drag 船s laden with 産業の goods along the nation's canal 網状組織

Structure: The horses' stainless steel 'skin' contains gaps to let the light from within spill out in the night time

Structure: The horses' stainless steel '肌' 含む／封じ込めるs gaps to let the light from within 流出／こぼす out in the night time

Pride: Andy Scott, a Glaswegian sculptor, said of his works: 'They are the embodiment of the industrial history of Scotland'

Pride: Andy Scott, a Glaswegian sculptor, said of his 作品: 'They are the embodiment of the 産業の history of Scotland'

Public work: The Kelpies have been paid for by lottery funding, Falkirk Council and Scottish Canals

Public work: The Kelpies have been paid for by 宝くじ 基金ing, Falkirk 会議 and Scottish Canals

Construction: The stainless steel skin was added to the central structure of the statues. They are pictured under construction in October 2013

Construction: The stainless steel 肌 was 追加するd to the central structure of the statues. They are pictured under construction in October 2013

Calm: The giant horse heads, pictured shortly before the structural work finished, are designed to reflect the sunlight during the day

静める: The 巨大（な） horse 長，率いるs, pictured の直前に the 構造上の work finished, are designed to 反映する the sunlight during the day

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