The floating piers of northern Italy
Some 200,000 floating cubes create a 3-kilometer runway connecting the village of Sulzano to the small island of Monte Isola on the Iseo Lake for a 16-day outdoor installation called “The Floating Piers.”
- A couple sits with an umbrella on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People sit on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- A view from above shows part of the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- An aerial view of the installation ‘The Floating Piers’ by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev known as Christo, on the Lake Iseo, northern Italy, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Filippo Venezia/Ansa via AP)
- People walk on the installation ‘The Floating Piers’ by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev known as Christo, on the Lake Iseo, northern Italy, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Filippo Venezia/Ansa via AP)
- People walk on the installation ‘The Floating Piers’ by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev known as Christo, on the Lake Iseo, northern Italy, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Filippo Venezia/Ansa via AP)
- An aerial view of the installation ‘The Floating Piers’ by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev known as Christo, on the Lake Iseo, northern Italy, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Filippo Venezia/Ansa via AP)
- A woman walks on the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff walks on his monumental installation “The Floating Piers” he created with late Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture shows the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- People take pictures of the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture shows the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A girl laces her shoes as she sits on the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture shows a partial view of the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff walks on his monumental installation “The Floating Piers” he created with late Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man takes pictures of the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture shows a partial view of the monumental installation “The Floating Piers” created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude, on June 16, 2016 during a press preview at the lake Iseo, northern Italy. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Tourists speak to a man on a scooter as the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff can be seen below on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- A person is reflected in a glass door as people walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People sit on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk on the monumental installation entitled ‘The Floating Piers’ created by artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on Iseo Lake, in northern Italy, on June 18, 2016. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)