Chicago Glass Floor Building

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Chicago glass floor building. A glass floored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. Chicago s most audacious postmodern building is also one of. Located on the willis tower s 103rd floor skydeck the observation perches have walls floors and ceilings made entirely of glass allowing visitors to jut out from the edge of the building to.

9 am 11 pm last entry 30 minutes prior to closing. The lower eight feet is glazed while the top 10 feet are clear to allow in natural light and beautiful views of the sky without any ground level distractions. Explore chicago like never before with skydeck chicago.

The helmut jahn designed building sports a dramatic glass atrium as a nod to grand turn of the century civic spaces like union station. The ledge is glass floor balconies that extend out 4 3 feet from the skydeck on the 103rd floor 1 353 feet above chicago. A willis tower spokesperson told abc chicago station wls that no one was ever in danger.

The whole experience is well orchestrated in the covid era three elevators to the top timed ticketing limited entries social distancing and other safety and cleaning measures that meet local and federal requirements. The building is encircled in glass. 9 am 9 pm friday and saturday.

875 n michigan avenue 94 th floor. Chicago area resident jesus pintado captured the harrowing moment on video. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states a one stop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and the willis tower glass ledge.

Footage taken by frightened tourists shows the shattered transparent floor of a viewing.