Angela Nikolau Height, Age, Fiancé, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Angela Nikolau

• Angela Nikolau was born in Mosco and grew up in a family, which was into circus. Her father was an experienced circus performer.

• As a child, she was was inspired by her father’s work.

• She has a Greek family background.
  

  A childhood picture of Angela Nikolau

• Angela Nikolau received her school education from public schools for the first six years of her life. Later, she was enrolled in a Christian School of Arts.

• When she was seven years old, she started learning rhythmic gymnastics and continued until she turned sixteen.
  

  A childhood picture of Angela Nikolau with her dance teachers

• During her childhood, Angela Nikolau received training in ballet and tumbling.

• According to her, this training helped her in developing the flexibility, strength, and balance needed to perform difficult yoga and acrobatic poses on the narrow edges of very tall buildings.
  

  An old picture of Angela Nikolau while practising yoga at the top of a roof

• When Angela Nikolau was sixteen years old, she started working as an art teacher for children.

• After completing her schooling, she joined the Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts in Moscow, Russia.

• She studied there for five years but left during her final year because she wanted to follow her passion for rooftopping and photography.

• After that, Angela Nikolau received training as a traditional fine artist. During this period, she taught art classes for a short time.

• She then took adventure photography as her full-time career.

• She took her first rooftop photographs in Moscow. After that, she started traveling to many countries and took pictures from the tops of very high buildings.

• Angela Nikolau then started posting these videos on various social media platforms.

• Initially, she became popular when she started posting thrilling selfies on Instagram and gained hundreds of thousands of followers.

• Her work became famous as she climbed buildings without using ropes, safety nets, or harnesses.
  

  An old picture of Angela Nikolau while climbing a tower

• In 2014, she was featured in a newspaper.
  

  Angela Nikolau featured in a newspaper

• In 2015, during a police investigation which involved rooftopper Vladimir Podrezov and his friends, Angela Nikolau was questioned as a witness.

• Vladimir Podrezov and his friends were accused after the star on the Stalinist skyscraper at Kotelnicheskaya Embankment was painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

• In 2016, Angela Nikolau and her fellow rooftopper Ivan Beerkus traveled to China, where they climbed the world’s tallest building. During this time, the building was under construction.

• They climbed Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, reached the construction crane at the top of the tower, and shoot a video.

• The video of their China climb received more than 920,000 views as of April 2020, The video also received attention from news organizations around the world.
  

  Angela Nikolau at the top of Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China

• That same year, Angela Nikolau climbed the 599-meter Ping An Finance Centre in Shenzhen, China, and clicked photographs that later became viral online.
  

  Angela Nikolau at the 599-meter Ping An Finance Centre in Shenzhen, China

• In 2017, she played the lead role in the Danish documentary On the Edge of Freedom.
  

  Angela Nikolau on the poster of On the Edge of Freedom

• In 2018, Angela Nikolau played one of the main roles in the documentary Who is Next?, which was directed by Slovak filmmaker Miro Drobný.
  

  Angela Nikolau on the poster of Who’s Next?

• She has been featured in the advertisements of various brands.
  

  Angela Nikolau while promoting a car brand, Lexus

• In 2022, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus secretly entered and climbed Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building is 678.9 meters tall and is the second-tallest building in the world.

• It was a dangerous climb, and they did it without permission. Later, this climb became a main part of their documentary.
  

  Angela Nikolau at the Merdeka tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• After that, many noted news outlets from many countries reported her climb. Her video on Instagram received more than 8.6 million views.

• That same year, her art was displayed in the NFT Yearbook.
  

  One of Angela Nikolau’s NFTs in 2022

• Angela Nikolau the started painting her unique high-altitude photographs into one-of-one NFTs. These artworks have been sold for high prices on platforms such as SuperRare, including works like Sanctuary and Above Stillness.
  

  Angela Nikolau while painting one of her photographs

• In 2024, she and Beerkus appeared in lead roles in the Netflix documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. The film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

• The documentary tells the story of their relationship, the trust between them, their mental health struggles, and the careful planning they used to trick high corporate security areas.
  

  Angela Nikolau on the poster of the documentary Skywalkers A Love Story (2024)

• According to Angela Nikolau, her work as a mix of performance art and visual storytelling and not only dangerous stunts.

• On 1 July 2026, she made headlines all across the world after she climbed the 1,454-foot antenna spire of the Empire State Building in New York City without permission. She completed the climb with Ivan Beerkus.

• The couple wore black clothes for the stunt. They secretly stayed inside the building overnight.

• Later, they tricked the security and climbed the outside of the main antenna of the building.

• When they reached the top, they opened a large peace banner that read,
  

  When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.”

  

  Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus posing at the 1,454-foot antenna spire of the Empire State Building in New York City

• After that, when they were climbing down, Ivan Beerkus got down on one knee on a small platform outside the building and proposed to Angela Nikolau.
  

  Ivan Beerkus while proposing Angela Nikolau

• She accepted his proposal, and they photographed the engagement ring high above the New York skyline.

• After noticing the couple, the rescuers switched off the high-voltage broadcast antenna for about 30 minutes. Then, they were safely brought down.

• After the rescue, the New York Police Department arrested both of them.
  

  Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus after being arrested

• They were charged with several felony and misdemeanor offenses, including burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, and criminal mischief.

• Later, they were released under court supervision and were ordered to appear in court on 24 August 2026.

• Angela Nikolau is an animal lover and has a pet cat. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.
  

  Angela Nikolau with her pet cat

• She likes travelling to distant places, swimming, reading books, and dancing in her free time.
  

  Angela Nikolau during a trip to Hong Kong