The large ship measures 30 meters (98 feet) and weighs four tons. It was built from more than 500 pieces of reused materials, including seven kilometers (4.6 miles) of steel cable, wooden moulds, discarded furniture, signboards and boats found on site.

A large vessel called “a baştarda” built from waste materials in Istanbul was transported to Venice and installed at the pavilion as a symbol of cultural connections and transformation of borders.

Source: Turkish Pavilion houses a huge ship made from 4 tons of reused materials and discarded furniture | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building