The longest bench in the world is located in Milan and is 208 meters long. To make it, it took about 25,000 screws, 500 iron legs, not to mention all the wood needed.
Let’s discover this record bench together.
The LONGEST BENCH in the world is in Milan: over 200 meters. Where is it?
# The longest bench in the world
The longest bench in the world measures 208 meters and is located in Milan, inside the Portello park.
This record bench was created by Pacchiarini, an Italian company leader in the design and production of street furniture, which has always been committed to the search for environmentally sustainable, safe and environmentally friendly solutions and materials.
#How to build a record bench
Making such a large bench is not easy at all. Just think that 500 iron legs, 1800 4-meter wooden slats each and more than 25000 screws were needed to make it.
In addition to the parts to build it, there is the problem of the material with which to make it. The bench signed by Pacchiarini may seem made of a simple material but it is not so.
Milan is a city with a very high rate of smog to which are added the huge changes in temperature between summer and winter. The company therefore had to find materials that are suitable for all seasons and that can withstand the final paint.
Have you ever sat on a bench in summer but immediately jumped into the air because it had a temperature of 1000 degrees? This is because materials such as aluminum or plastic take the cold in the winter and the heat in the summer, making it not exactly pleasant for the people who sit on them.
The winning material was therefore wood, to be precise American wood, which will need more maintenance but which will allow the benches to always remain in excellent condition.
#A bench in harmony with the environment
When you see the photos of the park it is difficult to notice the bench.
This happens because the structure of the bench is curved precisely to follow the shapes of nature.
Its 208 meters are on a circumference that does not always have the same radius due to the shape that follows the course of the park; this profile was only achievable thanks to a very malleable wood.
This record bench is another example of how man-made architecture and projects can be in complete harmony with the environment around them.
ARIANNA BOTTINI
