Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has modified the venue of the celebration celebrating his marriage ceremony with former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, following protests towards the occasion scheduled for the weekend within the Italian metropolis of Venice.The marriage celebration, which was rumoured to be held this Saturday in a well-liked and central nightlife space, in Cannaregio’s Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia, was moved to an remoted, much less accessible a part of the lagoon metropolis for safety causes.The extremely anticipated occasion, dubbed “the marriage of the century,” is ready to attract a bevy of celebrities, together with US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, each of whom have already arrived in Venice.
Reception venue moved to an remoted a part of metropolis
The marriage celebration, which is able to embody some 250 visitors, will now be held within the Arsenale, an exhibition area for the Venice Biennale artwork truthful. The venue, which lies farther from the centre, was initially a shipyard serving the Venetian Republic’s maritime empire throughout its heyday within the fifteenth century.The venue is taken into account safer than the medieval former non secular college the place the celebration was initially scheduled to be held. It’s surrounded by water, making it not possible to succeed in by land when bridges are raised.
Protesters argue towards turning fragile metropolis into a non-public park for the wealthy
Protesters together with residents and strain teams have rallied towards the marriage ceremony for weeks, arguing that the occasion will rework town into a non-public amusement park for the wealthy.Protesters ask metropolis authorities to prioritize native wants over these of vacationers, with extra protests scheduled on Saturday on Venice’s canals, bridges and slim streets in an effort to show the occasion right into a “nightmare” for the Amazon founder and his visitors.“The information that Bezos has run away from the Misericordia is a good victory for us,” Reuters quoted Tommaso Cacciari, a pacesetter of the “No Area for Bezos” marketing campaign, as saying.
Bezos-Sanchez marriage ceremony location saved underneath wraps
The precise date and site of the marriage have to this point been saved a secret for safety causes.The marriage and the events held on its sidelines are anticipated to value €40 to €48 million ($46 to $55 million), in keeping with Luca Zaia, president of the Veneto area that includes town.Bezos, in parallel, will make sizable charity donations, together with €1 million for Corila, an educational consortium that research Venice’s lagoon ecosystem, in keeping with Italian media experiences.Zaia defended the marriage and criticized protesters, saying that the celebrations would carry income of as much as €48 million to native companies, by way of the 90 personal jets set to hold visitors to close by airports.
