million pound kiss

20-tonne bronze sculpture at St Pancras International station today.

The 30ft statue of a couple in a loving clinch by artist Paul Day forms the centrepiece of the refurbished £800 million station.

The work, The Meeting Place, cost about £1 million and stands directly beneath the station clock at the southern end of the new Eurostar terminus. It aims to reflect the romantic nature of train travel, and may remind travellers of a scene from Brief Encounter.