Big enough to fit more than 176 Wembley Stadiums, the giant landmark is visible from 12km (7.5 miles) up and airline passengers have been stunned by its beauty. Even Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson called to congratulate designer Jim Denevan on his ambitious work.
The artist and three colleagues took 15 days to complete the project, working day and night.
It features more than 1,000 individual circles, which they painstakingly ‘drew’ by dragging a roll of chain fencing 2m (6ft) wide behind a 4×4 repeatedly to etch markings into the desert sand.