Watch: Artist mows giant portrait of Neil Armstrong into Italian field

Watch: Artist mows giant portrait of Neil Armstrong into Italian field

To mark 50 years since his mission to the moon, a giant portrait of Neil Armstrong has been mown into a field in northern Italy.

The 26,000 square metre (279.862 square feet) tribute to the American astronaut was made in Castagnaro, near Verona by Italian land-artist Dario Gambarin – who used a tractor to create it.

Armstrong died at the age of 82 in 2012, becoming a global hero when, as a pilot commanding the Apollo 11 spacecraft, he made “one giant leap for mankind” by being the first person to step on the moon.

Astronaut – Neil Armstrong
(PA Archive)

Gambarin mowing the artwork
(Dario Gambarin/AP)

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