The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2A satellite captured this time-lapse of the construction of Bulgarian–born artist Christo’s latest art installation in Lake Iseo in northern Italy.
“The Floating Piers” is a 16-meter wide pathway made up of 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes, covered in fabric. The walkable path spans nearly two miles (3-km), connecting two islands to the mainland. It is expected to draw up to 40,000 visitors a day.
See Photos From Christo’s ‘The Floating Piers’
An overhead view of part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016.Chiara Goia'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty ImagesAn overhead view of part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016.Chiara GoiaA view of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016.Chiara Goia'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Michael Kappeler—dpa/AP'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Pier Marco Tacca—Getty Images'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Michael Kappeler—dpa/AP'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty Images'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Filippo Venezia—APPeople walk on part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016.Chiara Goia'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Pier Marco Tacca—Getty Images'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty ImagesPeople walk on part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016.Chiara Goia
According to a website for the project, it was initially conceived by Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude in 1970.
The first image was taken on April 19 and the final image on June 21; the set of four were released on June 22. Weather permitting, the installation will remain open—and free to visit—until July 3.
