I went down to Slessor Gardens
yesterday to have a look at the huge version of Dundee’s Royal Arch that was
created out of cardboard boxes and tape. The concept of ‘people’s towers’ built
from cardboard came from French visual artist Olivier Grossetete who has completed
them all over the world. It was great to see so many families
taking part, helping to put the building blocks together. It also showed what a
great space Slessor Gardens will be for hosting events.
Sadly what goes up must eventually
come down and the temporary structure was due to be toppled today and the
cardboard trampled by those who helped build it. This cardboard version was
erected just a short distance away from where the stone version once stood. Building
work on the original Royal Arch was completed in 1850. It was demolished in 1964 to
make way for the Tay Road Bridge approach road.
