“The Floating Piers”, as it is called is a walkway across the Italian lake.
Thousands came to view the art , despite earlier threat of closure due to thunderstorms approaching.
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Over 10,000 tourists arrived to experience the 4.5-kilometre walkway, made up of floating pontoons, covered in 70,000 metres of iridescent orange-yellow fabric, that stretches between the town of Sulzano, on the edge of the lake, to Monte Isola, and San Paolo islands.
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Over 10,000 tourists arrived to experience the 4.5-kilometre walkway, made up of floating pontoons, covered in 70,000 metres of iridescent orange-yellow fabric, that stretches between the town of Sulzano, on the edge of the lake, to Monte Isola, and San Paolo islands.
The installation was opened last Saturday and local authorities had expected around 40,000 visitors a day. But 97,000 came on Wednesday alone.
Mayor of Monte Isola Fiorella Turla said half a million people had visited, and he expected the flux to continue.
Made of some 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes, covered with shimmering yellow fabric, the piers have suffered more wear and tear than expected.
While some visitors were more than enthusiastic, others complained about the lack of services around.
Emergency services were on hand to spray cooling water over the crowds and hand out bottled water.
All the works of the art, are on display, for a limited period of time. On this occasion the Floating Piers is open at the time of maximum light in the area and will run for two weeks.
The installation took two years of planning and cost 15 million euros ($17 million), paid for by the artist himself.
It runs until July the 3rd 2016, and is free to visit.
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