UK's tallest mural soars above Leeds city skyline

The finishing touches have been put to the UK’s tallest piece of street art.

The giant artwork entitled “Athena Rising” is 46.8 metres tall (153 feet) from the ground, making it several metres taller than the statue of Christ which looms over Rio de Janeiro, and a similar size to the Statue of Liberty.

Using the full length of Bruntwood’s Platform building as its canvas, which can be viewed from Leeds train station’s platforms far below.

It has taken internationally-acclaimed street art muralist pair Nomad Clan, just over two weeks and hundreds of cans of spray paint to complete the work. She worked up to eight hours a day harnessed in a cradle suspended down the side of the building.