Discover the mystery of floating houses

How many people were amazed to see a building in one of the busiest tourist districts in London's London capital, seemingly hovering in the air. The secret of the new phenomenon was recently revealed.

For pedestrians, part of the historic market in Covent Garden, London looks like it breaks off the foundation and floats without support above. However, in reality, this is just a project imitating architecture in the area but creating an impressive visual illusion.

The installation, titled " Take my Lightning but Don't steal my Thunder", was created by artist Alex Chinneck, who is famous for creating visual illusions and takes months to complete. Thanks to the "technical magic" screen , the 184-year-old famous market seemed to be ripped and lifted up, forming a big gap between the walls and columns and the broken "stone" door.

According to the disclosure, this 12-meter-long structure is made up of a steel frame and an expanded polystyrene plastic called filcor . The construction team had to use many trucks and cranes to bring the entire structure into place, as well as losing 500 hours of construction painting with special digitalization techniques.

The hovering illusion is obtained by using a strong enough counterweight to support the upper half of the structure as it hangs above the lower half. A steel beam is hidden inside a blue stall located next to the building and attached to a steel pedestal as well as a 12-meter-high stand.

Although "Take my Lightning but Don't steal my Thunder" is Mr. Chinneck's most ambitious project to date, but this is not his first eye-deceiving trick. In the past, using similar techniques, he also seemed to have made a house upside down in Southwark, London.

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