Posted: Jun 19, 2016 7:36 pm
by DougC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36567871

B.B.C. Article
Thousands of people have tried out the latest installation by conceptual artist Christo - a 3km (1.9 mile) walkway on water in northern Italy.
Queues built up to get on the Floating Piers, made from more than 200,000 interlocking cubes wrapped in yellow nylon, as it opened on Lake Iseo.

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There are no handrails, so lifeguards will be standing by on the walkway and on boats

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The project connects the village of Sulzano with the small islands of Monte Isola and San Paolo

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