After two decades of planning, the first concrete sections for the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer—designed as a Möbius-strip monument with a million linked bricks—have been manufactured, moving the project toward a planned 2029 opening.
188 precast concrete segments for the Eternal Wall were produced in Portugal and mark the first tangible progress on a 20-year vision.
Located in Coleshill near Birmingham, the Möbius-strip design will be more than twice the size of the Angel of the North and as tall as 11 double-decker buses, with an expected 800,000 annual visitors.
The first physical sections for the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer have been completed. Project organisers report that 188 precast concrete segments were manufactured at a specialist factory in Portugal. These are the initial building blocks of a larger monument planned near Birmingham.
The monument was the vision of Richard Gamble, who previously served as chaplain to Leicester City football club. Gamble says he first saw the idea in 2004 after carrying a large wooden cross around Leicestershire at Easter and asking what to do next. That image developed into plans for a national landmark that would declare what Jesus has done.
Organisers describe the finished monument as more than twice the size of the Angel of the North and the height of 11 double-decker buses. They estimate it could attract around 800,000 visitors each year.
Planning permission was secured for a site in Coleshill, near Birmingham. Groundwork on the site began last year. With the first concrete segments now complete, the team hopes to open the monument in 2029.
Gamble described the moment as emotional: "I never thought a piece of concrete would make me so emotional. For more than two decades Eternal Wall has existed as a picture in my mind, then on drawings and computer screens. To finally stand in front of it and actually touch it was overwhelming. People have laughed at the idea and thought I was crazy. But now it physically exists. It's real. It's happening."
The plan to digitally link each brick to a prayer story means the project will need ongoing data management and public engagement to collect and maintain those records. The scale of the build and projected visitor numbers will also require infrastructure for access, parking, visitor services, and ongoing maintenance.
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