The most extreme observation decks in the world. Glass bridges in China Observation deck in China
The fashion for extreme bridges, crossings and observation decks continues.
China already has several glass suspension bridges over the abyss and glass walkways along the cliffs. And recently, another transparent glass observation deck appeared, protruding from the edge of the mountain at an altitude of 768 meters above sea level. An extreme terrace near Beijing rises 400 meters above a picturesque valley.
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However, crowds of adrenaline junkies know no fear, and the observation deck is already breaking all attendance records. This is the largest platform of this type in the world, which has already become famous throughout the world. Tourists from all over China and beyond come here to admire the unique view and test their willpower.
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The Glass Platform is located in the tourist spot of Shilinxia in the Pinggu district near Beijing. Width suspension bridge is 32.8 meters. The length is 11 meters longer than that of a similar structure in the USA - in the Grand Canyon. On this moment it is the longest observation platform in the world.
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The futuristic design fits well into the picturesque gorge - as if a flying saucer had landed here. Stunning views of the mountains and forest are open to brave tourists, but not everyone dares to set foot here. Navigating a glass floor is not for the faint of heart. The glass platform is absolutely safe - it is made of titanium, steel and bulletproof glass that has passed all the necessary tests.
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It really can be called a crime if you come here without a camera. Therefore, tourists use every second to take stunning pictures above the abyss. The glass floor and fence give the feeling of flying in the air. It’s worth overcoming yourself and your fears and walking along the circular bridge across the valley, admiring the villages, mountains and forest, and feeling like a part of nature.
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By the way, Acrophobia is the fear of heights. When at altitude, a person suffering from acrophobia experiences nausea and dizziness.
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We are already accustomed to glass panoramic walls, but what if there is a glass floor?
What if this floor is at an altitude of 100 or 1000 meters?
The glass cube is located on the 88th floor of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne.
The observation deck “sticks out” from the high-rise building by 3 meters.
The deck is located 300 meters from ground level.
Skywalk platform observation deck in Sydney, Australia
Outdoor observation deck at Sydney Tower.
The outdoor observation deck is at an altitude of 268 meters, and at an altitude of 250 meters there is a closed observation deck with a regular floor.
Five Fingers observation deck in the Austrian Alps
The Five Fingers site is located above Lake Hallstatt in Austria.
Each of the “fingers” protrudes 4 meters above the abyss 400 meters deep.
All “fingers” have their own flavor.
there is a frame on the first finger so that visitors can take a photo portrait as a souvenir;
the second finger has a floor made of transparent glass so that visitors can literally “hang over the abyss”;
the third (central) finger is shorter than the others and is closed to visitors - this symbolizes the inaccessibility and freedom of the mountains;
at the fourth finger there is a hole in the floor through which you can observe the cliff below;
a free telescope is installed on the fifth finger.
Observation deck in Triassic Park, Austria
The coral-shaped observation deck is located in Triassic Park, Waidring, Tyrol.
The floor on the site is partially glass.
Tower Bridge in London, UK
The glass floor of the gallery at the top of Tower Bridge is 42 meters high, 11 meters long and almost 2 meters wide.
Visitors can watch the bridge being raised and see ships sailing along the Thames.
AlpspiX observation deck in Germany
The AlpspiX observation deck is located above the "Hell Valley" in the Bavarian Alps.
The platform consists of two crossed platforms. One of them is “pushed” into the abyss by 13 meters, and the other by 11 meters. The length of each platform is 24 meters and the width is 3 meters.
The floor, however, is not glass, but lattice, but still transparent, everything is visible.
Observation deck in national park Jasper,
Alberta, Canada
In Canada's Jasper National Park, located in Alberta, there is an observation deck called Glacier Skywalk.
It is located at an altitude of 280 meters above the Sunwapta Valley.
Observation deck on the TV tower in Calgary, Alberta Province, Canada
The observation deck is located on the television tower in Calgary.
Height above ground - 191 meters
Suspension bridge in Hunanpijang village, Hunan province, China
The bridge is located above the gorge at a height of 180 meters.
The bridge constantly sways in the wind!
Bridge on Tianmen Rock, Hunan Province, China
In Hunan Province, China, a glass observation bridge was built on the Tianmen cliff, 1430 meters high.
The length of the glass section is 60 meters, the width is about a meter
Tourists are given cloth galoshes to walk along the glass walkway, which is 2.5 inches thick.
There are also cantilevered viewing platforms. There is glass under your feet, and under the glass there is an abyss.
Yunduan Bridge in Chongqing, China
The bridge is built on top of a steep cliff.
The length of the suspended platform is 26.68 meters, and the depth of the gorge under it reaches 718 meters. The structure was designed to withstand an earthquake of up to magnitude 8.
The Yunduan Bridge can accommodate up to 200 people at a time: the structure is designed for loads of up to 9 tons per square meter.
Glass corridor and observation deck in Shanghai, China
The glass corridor and observation deck are located in the Shanghai World Financial Center.
The floor is not solid, but consists of individual glass inserts. The height above the ground is 474 meters.
Observation deck on the Ostankino TV tower, Moscow, Russia
The observation deck of the Ostankino TV tower is located at an altitude of 337 meters.
Each of these elements is designed to support a weight of up to 10 tons.
Grand Canyon Skywalk, USA
Skywalk Observation Deck is the world's first horseshoe-shaped cantilever glass bridge, soaring above the Grand Canyon at an altitude of about 1200 meters and at a distance of 21 meters from the edge of the abyss.
No cables or brackets limit the 720° view. The 10 cm thick transparent floor of the bridge and its entire open glass structure make it possible to “take a step from the edge of the Grand Canyon” and take a bird's eye view of this amazing natural wonder.
The Skywalk bridge is 3 m wide, 42 m long, and the walls are 1.5 m high. Today, the Grand Canyon SkyWalk is the tallest building in the world and the first structure of its kind in the world, and the reinforcing bars holding the bridge are the largest in the world. Interestingly, during the construction of this engineering miracle no taps were used.
"Infinity Room" over the abyss in the USA
The Infinity Room is located in Wisconsin.
The "endless" room has 3,264 windows and ends with a glass floor above the treetops.
Glass balcony in Chicago, Illinois, USA
The glass balcony is located on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago. In total, the skyscraper has 110 floors.
There are 4 glass balconies and each of them can withstand a load of 5 tons.
The height above the ground is 412 meters, the width of the balconies is 1.22 meters.
Observation deck “Step into the Void” in the French Alps
Observation deck "Step Into the Void". located at the top of the Aiguille du Midi mountain in France
The glass room has five transparent sides, each of which consists of three heavy-duty glass layers.
And under your feet - 1035 meters of alpine air and glaciers, ahead - a magnificent view of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps.
Recently, a new trend has emerged in China - the construction of glass bridges and platforms. These creepy places attract thousands of tourists who want to tickle their nerves.
Just imagine, all-round views of the picturesque landscape open under your feet. It seems as if you are floating above the ground. However, few will feel such euphoria.
A transparent bridge over an abyss or a glass platform will cause panic attacks in impressionable people. And although the Chinese consider walking in such places the best cure against acrophobia, experts still recommend refraining from such radical methods of combating the disease. Here, an obsessive fear of heights can develop into an insurmountable panic attack and provoke heart problems.
Do you not suffer from acrophobia and does the transparent bridge over the abyss not cause you fear? Don't flatter yourself! You never know how the brain will react in a given situation. The instinct of self-preservation is very strong, and your eyes see danger. In the photo you can see how people get on all fours, press themselves against the rock, and some are even afraid to walk, so they are dragged by their legs or arms.
However, if you are a fearless adventure seeker looking for new experiences, the transparent bridge in China is exactly what you need. This type of entertainment is much safer than high-speed racing and skydiving. No risk. But there are a lot of impressions!
3 glass bridges over the cliff of the sheer Tianmen Mountain
The first glass bridge was built here in the fall of 2011. The thickness of the glass is only 6 cm. The second one opened to visitors in May 2016. For particularly daring tourists, bungee jumping into the abyss is offered.
The third transparent bridge on Tianmen Mountain, called “Writhing Dragon,” was built in 2017. The height above the abyss is 1500 meters! Glass trail leads to the top of the mountain, meandering around the hill and offering tourists breathtaking views.
Is the transparent bridge in China cracked or not?
Just recently, news spread all over the world that a transparent bridge in China was cracking. One fine day, a crunch of glass was heard under the feet of frightened tourists, and many cracks formed. Videos of the incident immediately appeared online. In fact, the attraction's management planned a similar show.
Special panels were built into the glass bridge, which created a “crackling” effect. Many visitors condemned the park management for this. And rightly so! This should be warned in advance. After all, severe fear can cause a heart attack!
The longest glass bridge in the world made in China
In 1.5 years, the longest transparent bridge in the world was erected over two cliffs in Hebei province, which was included in the Book of Records. A transparent bridge 488 meters long hung over the abyss at an altitude of 250 meters (approximately the level of the 66th floor of the building).
Not only is the glass only 4 cm thick, but this bridge is also slightly wobbly! It should be said that the structure has been tested for strength and meets all safety standards, but the realization that only a few centimeters of glass separates you from the abyss will provide a decent adrenaline rush.
Glass bridge demonstration test
Glass observation decks in China
Not far from Beijing, in the Shilin stone forest, at an altitude of 400 meters, there is an observation deck with a transparent bottom. Another glass platform, Yunduan, opened in 2015 at an altitude of 750 meters above the ground.
Hello. Observation platforms the world always attracts many tourists who want to get some unusual and unforgettable sensations while on their journey. Do you know where the highest observation decks are, where travelers strive to get to get their share of adrenaline?
In the French Alps, at an altitude of 3842 meters, there is a glass cube that hangs over an abyss. Photos from such a height they will be better than from a copter, and you will definitely never forget your sensations. All visitors to this observation deck are given white slippers, but this is without any ulterior motive, simply so as not to scratch the transparent floor.
Price
The cable car in both directions costs 57 euros per person, and after the cable car, you need to walk along the bridge between the rocks and then take the elevator to the cube itself.
The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world
Where do you think he is? That's right, pride in our country is simply bursting, it is located in Russia, in Krasnaya Polyana. To visit it, you need to visit the SkyPark mountain park and there you will find this unique structure. The length of the suspension bridge is 439 m, and it is located at an altitude of 207 meters from the ground.
Only from this point can you see and admire all the beauty of the Akhtyn Gorge and the surrounding mountains. But you should not be afraid of such a height, being on the bridge, as its creator assures, the bridge is able to withstand hurricane winds and an earthquake of up to 9 points.
In the same amusement park, for extreme sports fans, there is the Mowgli rope park, where you will find the highest swing in the world at an altitude of 107 meters. And in the near future, you will be able to dine at a restaurant that will be located on the edge of a cliff.
How much does the ticket cost?
Today, to visit the bridge, the prices are as follows: a ticket for an adult costs 1,250 rubles, for children under five years of age and adults over 75 years of age, admission is free, and for children from 5 to 12 years old, a ticket will cost 600 rubles.
Viaduct in the city of Millau in the south of France
This is the highest cable-stayed road bridge in the world. So, when traveling around France, do not forget to take a ride through this attraction. The bridge is 2.5 km long and is part of the road from Paris to the town of Beziers. Almost 400 million euros were spent on its construction, so there is a toll to travel across it, and in about 80 years the bridge should pay for itself.
What's the fare
To drive across the bridge in a passenger car, you need to pay six euros, and lovers of two-wheelers Vehicle(scooter, motorcycle) almost 4 euros.
Petronas Towers Glass Bridge
It is located in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, where the Petronas towers are located (their height is 452 m), and a glass bridge is located between these skyscrapers at an altitude of 170 meters. It’s not easy to get here (only 300 people a day), first you need to stand in a queue for many hours, and if luck smiles on you, then for $24 you can safely walk around this glass structure, and also go up to another observation deck on the 86th floor.
Willis Tower of America in Chicago
Most tall skyscraper in the USA, its height is 443 meters, and the observation deck consists of four glass balconies that extend from the building at the 103rd floor level, which can accommodate no more than five people.
In good cloudless weather (visibility up to 80 km), in addition to views of Chicago and its environs, you can still see the territory of four states, such as Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
What is the price?
As always when visiting such unique places, you need to stand in a long line and buy a ticket for only $16. But the wait is worth the experience.
Skyscraper Lotte World Tower in South Korea
This building is located in Seoul and houses (from the 117th to 122nd floor) the highest stationary, glass observation deck in the world, SeoulSky. From there, in clear weather, you can see the surrounding area for several tens of kilometers.
In addition, in the building itself there are:
- The largest aquarium in the world.
- The highest altitude swimming pool in the world.
- Cinema with the world's largest screen.
How much does the ticket cost?
For a ticket you will have to pay $27 for an adult, $24 for a child. There is also a ticket that allows you to skip the line and costs $50.
The tallest single-support bridge in the world
It is located in Malaysia on the island of Pulau Langkawi, above the gorge at an altitude of 700m. This bridge is supported by just one metal support with the help of eight cables. It has 2 observation decks from which you can take stunning pictures, the main thing is camera do not forget.
Price of visit
The ticket costs about $13, and you need to get here by cable car (2.2 km), then another glass elevator, in general, an excellent excursion. By the way, the price also includes a visit:
- 6D - cinema.
- 3D - museum.
- Planetarium.
Sky Trail in Arizona in the USA
This observation deck is located in the Grand Canyon National Park of America at an altitude of 1219 meters and still hangs 20 meters above the cliff.
What is the price
Tickets for one person will cost $30.
The scariest attraction in the world
You can “tickle” your nerves in China in the Hunan province, where the national park Zhangjiajie. There is the famous “Trail of Fear” at an altitude of 1400 meters. To get to the observation deck, you must first overcome this “path” (or yourself) in the shoe covers that will be given to you. If you still decide to take a walk over the abyss, you can visit the Heaven’s Gate restaurant and temple at the top of the mountain.
Price
To visit the “Trail of Fear” and the temple you will have to pay $37 per person, and a 7.5-kilometer long cable car will help you get to the trail.
Observation deck in the Bavarian Alps in Germany
It is located on the Alpspitz mountain peak at an altitude of 2628 meters and consists of two crossed platforms. One of them is extended 13 meters above the abyss, and the second 11 meters.
Ticket price
For the funicular, with which you will get to the observation deck, you will need to pay 27 euros per adult and 15 euros per child. What if your dog suddenly wants to admire the views too? Alpine mountains, then a ticket for your pet will cost 4 euros.
Good to know
And on earth, it is no less interesting to visit the longest tourist resort, which is located in China, or spend the night on a floating one, which is located in Japanese park"Huis Ten Bosch".
I wish you to visit as many interesting places as possible.
For many years now no one has been surprised by glass walls and roofs. But there are also many structures in the world in which transparent is floor. Most often these are buildings that are related to tourism. And today we will talk about 10 most beautiful and unusual similar cases from all over the world.
Glass balcony in a Chicago skyscraper
On the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago is one of the most unusual observation decks in the world. Its most interesting element is the all-glass balcony that protrudes outward. Even the floor in this architectural element is made of strong transparent material, which gives it a special extreme.
For five years it was believed that this glass floor was absolutely safe for visitors. But recently an emergency occurred - the strongest glass in it burst. There were, of course, no casualties. But the company that operates this observation deck in the Sears Tower has taken measures to ensure that this never happens again - it has installed even stronger and thicker glass.
And if the Sears Tower skyscraper was put into operation in Chicago in 2009, then in Moscow there has been an observation deck with a glass floor for several decades. It is located at an altitude of 337 meters in the Ostankino TV tower.
But this is not a balcony. The glass floor on the observation deck in Ostankino is built in separate blocks into a regular floor. Each of these elements is designed to support a weight of up to 10 tons.
Observation deck over the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River
The Grand Canyon is one of the most popular and most visited tourist attractions in the United States of America. And in 2007, a very unusual object opened on one of its slopes - the Grand Canyon Skywalk observation deck.
It is unusual in that this horseshoe-shaped structure, hovering above Grand Canyon Colorado River, has a glass floor. And people walking along it are essentially walking over a 350-meter abyss of one of the most beautiful places on the ground.
Statistics show that about 10 percent of Grand Canyon Skywalk visitors, after seeing this glass floor with their own eyes, refuse to walk on it, even though they have already paid money to enter the site.
Even more terrifying for some visitors is walking along a scenic path in the Tianmen Mountains in Hunan Province, China. After all, about seventy meters of the path pass through a structure with a glass floor. And this is at an altitude of 1.2 kilometers!
However, several years ago the path in this place was even more terrible and dangerous. After all, the modern tourist path is located on the site of the old path of the monks who lived in these mountains. And they didn’t have any glass floor or safe railings - they walked along separate ledges, clinging to hooks driven into the rock and ropes stretched between them.
The futuristic-looking Apple store in New York became the first building of a huge network that later entangled the whole world. It has spawned many imitations all over the planet. And not only the walls and ceiling, but also the floor are made of glass in this building. True, the latter is slightly foggy so that people on the lower floors cannot “admire” from below the intimate parts of the body of store visitors walking on the level above.
A glass floor inside a building is possible not only in tall skyscrapers or multi-story stores. It is quite appropriate to do it in . Especially if it is located somewhere in the Maldives and stands on stilts in the middle of the warm azure ocean.
One of the buildings of the LUX* Maldives hotel boasts such an interior. In the living room of this bungalow, a coffee table sits on a glass floor, and armchairs and sofas are arranged around it.
There are similar design elements in other hotels in the Maldives. For example, in Water Villa on Nunu Atoll.
Radio tower Sky Tower, as well as Ostankino Tower, boasts an observation deck with glass floor elements located at an altitude of more than 300 meters above ground level. But still, another similar element of the Sky Tower design is more interesting to us.
When ascending to the above-mentioned observation deck in the Sky Tower, the tourist rides in a high-speed elevator, which has part of the floor also made of glass. True, he has to admire not the panoramas of the city of Auckland, but the elevator shaft of the tower.
In some booths cable car Ngong Ping 360 in Hong Kong, even those people who, in principle, are calm about heights, are afraid to sit down. But they also cannot travel in a trailer flying through the sky, which has strong, bulletproof glass installed instead of the usual floor.
These cabins on the Ngong Ping 360 cable car are called Crystal Cabins, and travel in them costs more than in ordinary cars with a metal floor.
In a different Chinese metropolis, Shanghai, the glass floor is not a cable car cabin, but a swimming pool in Hotel Holiday Inn. Moreover, this part of it is a balcony located on the twenty-fourth floor of the building.
This is one of two cases in this review, When best views They open onto the glass floor not from above, but from below. A person swimming in such a pool will look like an airplane flying across the sky to others.
The Sundial Bridge over the Sacramento River in the Californian city of Reading is known throughout the world for two facts. Firstly, it was built according to the design of one of the greatest architects of our time - Santiago Calatrava.
Secondly, the surface of this pedestrian bridge completely covered with transparent glass, which allows you to achieve incredible visual effects both during the day and in the evening.
