A Busy Gateway Becomes a Giant Artwork with 6,000 Ribbons in Ghent
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- Ghent turned the B401, a major road into the city, into a large artwork for Car-Free Sunday.
- Organizers suspended nearly 22 kilometers of ribbon from steel cables across the traffic-free viaduct.
A busy entrance to Ghent became a giant artwork for Car-Free Sunday, with visitors walking beneath thousands of ribbons stretched across the road.
Nearly 22 kilometers of ribbon were suspended from steel cables over the B401, the route used to enter Ghent from the motorways.
The viaduct normally carries heavy traffic, but it was closed to cars for the occasion, allowing people to experience the installation on foot.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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