What's being said about Clover's arch

"Despite cost blowouts etc I can't help it - I really like the Cloud Arch thingy." Annabel Crabb on Twitter.

"$11 million is an awful lot of money on what is essentially a great big white elephant." - Councillor Christine Forster on the ABC.

"All the initial criticism of Antony Gormley's Angel of the North is long forgotten, as it has become the symbol of the regeneration of the City of Gateshead in the UK." - Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Elizabeth Ann McGregor on ABC.

"The most exciting design to emerge on the Sydney scene since the Opera House." - Penelope Seidler, director of the architectural firm Harry Seidler and Associates, in Fairfax Media.