Minotaur . .......... Northumberland , England The Kielder Water and Forest Park is located near the Scottish border on the largest man - made lake in Europe . A variety of attractions suit just about any taste , with cycling , walking trails , visitor centers , a castle , a conference center , and more . What pertains to us here is the contemporary art and architecture at Kielder , a program started in 1995 . Three years later , an advisory report concluded that future commissions should focus on contemporary architecture , specifically the idea of shelter , Softroom ' s Belvedere the first such construction . September 2000 saw the completion of the next piece , James Turrell ' s Kielder Skyspace , a cylindrical chamber sited on a rocky outcropping . Its interior is capped by a 3 m ( 10 ft ) diameter circular opening to the sky . Like much of Turrell ' s artwork , it requires time for the eyes to adjust and for meditative contemplation . The latest commission to open is Minotaur by Nick Coombe with Shona Kitchen and the next commission is A New Forest for Kielder by David Adjaye . Minotaur is billed as a contemporary maze , resembling a labyrinth in plan but using tricks in section that add interest for today ' s visitor . One is the window at left which appears " impossibly thick ", but is only as thick as the gabion walls . Others include a confessional seat , a seating alcove for kids to surprise their parents , a set of stairs at the end of a dead end corridor that gives the visitor a means to evaluate their position , and multiple slots and other openings within the maze . The goal of the maze is to reach the tall chamber projecting above the other walls , its recycled turquoise glass rocks set off against the basalt stone of the rest . Once there the visitor can sit down and gaze at the square opening to the sky ( recalling Turrell ' s Skyspace ) before finding a route out of the maze . http : / / www . archidose . org / Nov 04 / 110804 c . html