Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under. Willis tower glass platform chicago, illinois atlas. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. Protective layer of willis towers skydeck cracks under visitors feet. Wacker drive, is a popular attraction consisting of four glass boxes that. Scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos willis tower. Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. Visitors can walk into the four glass bays that are. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces under their feet. The attraction comes five years after willis tower formerly sears tower unveiled its glass ledge. Visitors to chicago s willis tower, the citys tallest building, captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of its skydeck ledge 103 floors above ground. Sears tower was the last supertall building constructed during the international architecture period, and soms interpretation of the style is remarkably bold and aweinspiring.
Chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. The ledges were constructed out of lowiron, clear glass, tempered for durability and the panels each weigh 1,500 pounds. A visitor braves the willis tower ledge, which offers a view 1,353 feet straight down and is expected to attract 1. Glass skydeck at chicagos willis tower formerly sears. A view from one of the glass boxes at the willis tower in chicago. The glass floor on the skydeck at chicagos willis tower cracked under peoples feet. Chicago officials at chicagos willis tower say the popular tourist attraction is safe, even though a glass ledge jutting from the buildings 103rd floor appeared to crack beneath the feet. The willis tower in chicago had a crack in its glass floor, scaring tourists. Chicago skyscrapers viewing deck cracks under tourists feet 1,353ft up this article is more than 5 years old protective coating on willis towers glass deck appeared to. The ledge, a glass viewing box on top of willis tower, 233 s. Officials at chicagos willis tower say the popular tourist attraction is safe, even though a glass ledge jutting from the buildings 103rd. Some visitors had a scare when the protective layer of the skydeck at the willis tower cracked monday, splintering into thousands of pieces, cbs chicago reported. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago tower cracks under.
Tourist alejandro garibay and four of his family members were standing in one. The crack posed no danger to tourists, but was scary to some. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos willis tower. Chicago at 103 floors up, the ledge at the skydeck of the willis tower is scary enough on its own for many people. Willis tower skydeck ledge cracks, glass structure still.
Glass cracks below tourists in chicagos willis tower. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and the willis tower glass ledge. Cracks appear on glass ledge at chicago skyscraper the. Skydeck on chicagos tallest building cracks under peoples feet. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. Glass floor more than 1,000 feet in the air cracks under. Participants stand on the new glass balconies suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out 4 feet from the willis towers 103rd floor skydeck on july 1, 2009 in chicago. Willis tower ledge closes after report of glass cracks. Tourists at chicagos willis tower were left terrified monday evening, when glass coating cracked beneath visitors feet on the buildings skydeck. V isitors to the 103floor glass skydeck attraction at chicagos willis towerformerly known as the sears towerwere in for a. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks beneath.
A video shot on the 103rd floor showed horrified visitors looking at the crack from the safety of the building. Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. One of the four boxes of the ledge, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop chicagos willis tower, appeared to show cracks wednesday night, but a building official said what was. For a few seconds, alejandro garibay thought the only thing between him and the street 103 stories below the willis tower was a pane of cracking glass. Discover willis tower glass platform in chicago, illinois. Skydeck chicago at willis tower willis tower glass ledge. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under. The skydeck at willis tower, which lets tourists stand on a glass ledge more than 1,500 feet above chicago, cracked under the weight of visitors late last night. The willis tower skydecks the ledge cracked but its supposed to, according to a spokesperson, who said only the protective coating of the glass box. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet cnn visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in. Willis tower cracks frighten tourists, but officials say.
The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last night. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples feet again. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. So everyone can now go back to the terrifying prospect of standing in a glass box.
Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into. Minor cracking found in floor coating of willis tower. Heres why the glass chamber has experienced multiple instances of shattering. Explore chicago like never before with skydeck chicago.
Glass floor more than 1,000 feet in the air cracks under tourists at chicagos willis tower. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting. Glass coating on the skydeck of chicagos willis tower cracked on monday evening, leaving tourists terrified the skydeck boasts protruding glass ledges that allow tourists to look directly down at. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last. A protective coating on a glass sightseeing box that extends from the 103rd floor of the willis tower in chicago cracked wednesday night, but officials said no one was ever in danger. The willis tower skydeck ledge incident could have been worse. Willis towers glass floor cracks under tourists feet. Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of chicago. The willis tower skydeck ledge incident could have been.
Visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of. Tourist attraction the ledge at willis tower reopens after. Chicagos famously terrifying glass skydeck cracks again. The cracks were in the coating of glass enclosures at willis tower that are known collectively as the ledge.
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