<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Angel of the North </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Angel of the North , October 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location within Tyne and Wear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Artwork </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Low Eighton , Gateshead , NE9 United Kingdom NE9 7TY </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 54 ° 54 ′ 54 '' N 1 ° 35 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 54.915 ° N 1.59 ° W ﻿ / 54.915 ; - 1.59 Coordinates : 54 ° 54 ′ 54 '' N 1 ° 35 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 54.915 ° N 1.59 ° W ﻿ / 54.915 ; - 1.59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 75 metres ( 246.1 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction started </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Completed </Th> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 20 metres ( 65.6 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Design and construction </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Antony Gormley ( artist ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural engineer </Th> <Td> Ove Arup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Main contractor </Th> <Td> Hartlepool Steel Fabrications </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the angel of the north get built
1998