Constructing The Floating Piers: How the Last Great Work of Christo and Jean-Claude was Built

April 2016: Frames are attached underneath the cubes to the deadweight anchors on the lakebed with rope made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), covered with a polyester protective layer and with a breaking load of 20 metric tons. Image © Wolfgang Volz

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