christo vladimirov javacheff 1935-present. valley curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet)...
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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff
1935-Present
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Valley Curtain12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings at Rifle Gap, 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Rifle
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Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.
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Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.
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Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.
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Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.
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Wrapped Walkways12,540 square meters (135,000 square feet) of saffron-colored nylon fabric covering 4.4 kilometers (2.7 miles) of formal garden walkways and jogging paths.
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Wrapped Walkways
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The Pont Neuf Wrapped40,876 square meters (454,178 square feet) of woven polyamide fabric, silky in appearance and golden sandstone in color
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The Pont Neuf Wrapped
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Iron Curtain4.3 x 3.8 x 1.7 meters (14 x 12.5 x 5.6 feet)240 oil barrels
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The Wall26 meters (85 feet) tall and 68 meters (223 feet) wide with a depth of 7.23 meters (24 feet)
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The Wall13,000 Oil Barrels26 meters (85 feet) tall and 68 meters (223 feet) wide with a depth of 7.23 meters (24 feet)
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Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida Drawing 1982 In two parts:38 X 244 cm and 106,6 X 244 cm(15" X 96" and 42" X 96")Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paintaerial photograph and fabric sample.
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Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida 6,500,000 square feet of woven polypropylene fabric
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Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USACollage 1987. In two parts: 30,5 X 77,5 cm, and 66,7 X 77,5 cm (12 x 30-1/2" X 26-1/4 x 30-1/2")Pencil, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, pastel and map.
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA1,340 blue umbrellas in Ibaraki, JapanEach umbrella: height: 6 meters (19 ft 8 in), diameter: 8.66 meters (28 ft 6 in). Valley size in Japan: Length: 19 kilometers (12 miles). Width: 4 kilometers (2. 5 miles)
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Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA1,760 yellow umbrellas in California. Each umbrella: height: 6 meters (19 ft 8 in), diameter: 8.66 meters (28 ft 6 in). Valley size in USA: Length: 29 kilometers (18 miles). Width: 4 kilometers ( 2. 5 miles)
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
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Wrapped Reichstag100,000 square meters (1,076,000 square feet) of thick woven polypropylene fabric with an aluminum surface and 15,600 meters (51,181 feet) of blue polypropylene rope, diameter 3.2 cm. (1.25?)
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Wrapped Reichstag
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Wrapped TreesCollage 1998: 43,2cm X 55,9 cm (17" X 22")Pencil, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz,wax crayon, topographic map, fabric sample and tape.
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Wrapped Trees
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Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.
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Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.
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Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.
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The Gates