One of the influences in his design for the tower was the Tower of Babel the sense of building the impossible that has something mythic about it. The spaces inside the structure, in between the twisting steel, are cathedral like, according to Balmond, while according to Kapoor, the intention is that visitors will engage with the piece as they wind up and up and in on oneself on the spiral walkway.

His views of Arcelormittal Orbit - Anish Kapoor Opens the Door:Modern Artist Creates Monuments that Transcend Space & Time