Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers"
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Floating Piers" was a large-scale, temporary environmental artwork consisting of bright saffron-colored walkways that allowed visitors to walk on the surface of Italy’s Lake Iseo in 2016.
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| Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers" Context triple: [Lake Iseo, wasSiteOf, Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers"]
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A.
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is a major floating bridge in the Seattle area that carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
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B.
Venice Production Bridge
Venice Production Bridge is the Venice Film Festival’s industry-focused platform that facilitates networking, co-production, and project development for film and audiovisual professionals.
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C.
Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Chihuly Bridge of Glass is a pedestrian bridge in Tacoma, Washington, featuring vibrant glass artworks by renowned artist Dale Chihuly that links downtown Tacoma to the Museum of Glass.
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D.
The Floating Bridge
The Floating Bridge is a chain ferry service that carries vehicles and pedestrians across the River Medina between East and West Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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E.
Cowes Floating Bridge
Cowes Floating Bridge is a chain ferry that transports vehicles and pedestrians across the River Medina between Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers" Target entity description: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Floating Piers" was a large-scale, temporary environmental artwork consisting of bright saffron-colored walkways that allowed visitors to walk on the surface of Italy’s Lake Iseo in 2016.
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A.
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is a major floating bridge in the Seattle area that carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
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B.
Venice Production Bridge
Venice Production Bridge is the Venice Film Festival’s industry-focused platform that facilitates networking, co-production, and project development for film and audiovisual professionals.
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C.
Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Chihuly Bridge of Glass is a pedestrian bridge in Tacoma, Washington, featuring vibrant glass artworks by renowned artist Dale Chihuly that links downtown Tacoma to the Museum of Glass.
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D.
The Floating Bridge
The Floating Bridge is a chain ferry service that carries vehicles and pedestrians across the River Medina between East and West Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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E.
Cowes Floating Bridge
Cowes Floating Bridge is a chain ferry that transports vehicles and pedestrians across the River Medina between Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental artwork
ⓘ
installation art ⓘ site-specific art project ⓘ |
| allowedActivity | walking on the surface of the lake ⓘ |
| artist | Christo and Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Environmental art
ⓘ
Land art ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2016-07-03 ⓘ |
| color |
bright yellow-orange
ⓘ
saffron ⓘ |
| conceptionBy | Christo and Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator |
Christo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dismantled | true ⓘ |
| estimatedVisitors | over 1 million ⓘ |
| feature |
floating walkways
ⓘ
piers connecting islands and mainland ⓘ |
| fundingModel | self-financed by Christo ⓘ |
| fundingSource | sale of Christo’s artworks ⓘ |
| JeanneClaudeDeathBeforeRealization | true ⓘ |
| lake | Lake Iseo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 kilometers ⓘ |
| location | Lake Iseo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
nylon fabric
ⓘ
polyethylene cubes ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Isola di San Paolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Monte Isola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulzano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable | one of Christo’s major late projects ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2016-06-18 ⓘ |
| planningDuration | several years ⓘ |
| posthumousRealization | true ⓘ |
| postProjectAction | materials recycled ⓘ |
| region | Lombardy ⓘ |
| safetyMeasure | life jackets and boats on standby ⓘ |
| sensation | walking on water ⓘ |
| supportStructure | modular floating cubes ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | textured fabric for grip ⓘ |
| temporary | true ⓘ |
| theme |
ephemeral art
ⓘ
public participation ⓘ transformation of landscape ⓘ |
| visitorAccess |
free of charge
ⓘ
open 24 hours a day during its run ⓘ |
| width | approximately 16 meters ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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