Glassfloored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper cracks. Visitors to the seethrough glass observation deck in chicagos willis tower were in for a shock when the protective layer covering the glass beneath their feet began to crack. The glass sightseeing box extends from the 103rd floor of willis. The glass floor on the skydeck at chicago s willis tower cracked under peoples feet. Cracks appear on floor of skyscraper viewing platform visitors to chicago s tallest building captured video appearing to show cracks in the floor of the ledge attraction at the willis tower. The move comes hours after cracks appeared in what the official said was a coating designed to prevent scratches on the glass. May 29, 2014 v isitors to the 103floor glass skydeck attraction at chicagos willis towerformerly known as the sears towerwere in for a scare when cracks appeared in the glass. The main layer is the one that actually supports the weight of people. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters. Chicago skydeck on 103rd floor begins to crack under family. Willis towers glass floor cracks under tourists feet daily mail. Chicago skydeck on 103rd floor begins to crack under.
Jun 12, 2019 glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago s willis tower cracks under terrified visitors feet for the second time in just five years. Its the second time cracks have appeared on the glass since the ledge opened in 2009. Chicago wls at 103 floors up, the ledge at the skydeck of the willis tower is scary enough on its own for many people. The enclosures extend out more than four feet from the buildings skydeck and offer visitors a glassfloor view. Willis tower cracks frighten tourists, but officials say. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last night. Visitors to chicago s willis tower skydeck got the fright of their life on tuesday when the 103rd floor glass ledge they were standing on appeared to shatter into thousands of pieces. There was a woman with two kids and they looked really pale and scared because the floor just cracked. Tourists at chicagos willis tower were left terrified monday evening, when glass coating cracked beneath visitors feet on the 103rd floor of the. Minor cracking found in floor coating of willis tower. Chicago, cracks in skydeck, willis tower chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. May 29, 2014 the move comes hours after cracks appeared in what the official said was a coating designed to prevent scratches on the glass. The view from chicagos willis tower glass viewing platform. The ledge transforms how visitors experience chicago.
Jun, 2019 cracks appear on floor of skyscraper viewing platform visitors to chicago s tallest building captured video appearing to show cracks in the floor of the ledge attraction at the willis tower. Glass platform on chicagos tallest building cracks. Protective glass of willis towers 103rd observation deck. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in. Chicagos willis tower glass ledge cracks under tourists, 411m above the ground. On monday night, the protective layer covering the glass floor in the skydeck at willis tower in chicago cracked. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks beneath. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors. Jun 12, 2019 a glass ledge on the 103rd floor of the tallest skyscraper in chicago cracked under visitors feet on monday night. May 30, 2014 glass floor more than 1,000 feet in the air cracks under tourists at chicago s willis tower.
Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd floor. The willis tower in chicago had a crack in its glass floor, scaring tourists. May 29, 2014 a california family visiting chicago s willis tower was terrified when they noticed cracks in the towers glass floor. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks. Glass floor more than 1,000 feet in the air cracks under tourists at chicagos willis tower. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last. May 30, 2014 news weird news glass floor of chicago towers 103rd floor begins to crack under familys feet i had my palms on the floor and i could feel it cracking. 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. Tourist attraction the ledge at willis tower reopens after protective coating cracks 103 floors up. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. The floor is 103 stories above ground and built to hold five tons. Glass floor shatters under panicked visitors feet at willis.
Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago s willis tower cracks under terrified visitors feet for the second time in just five years. Jun 11, 2019 one of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting the building to replace the ledges protective coating. Glass floor cracks on willis towers observation deck 412. Glass floored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicago s tallest building. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos.
Pictures of cracked glass floor chicago willis tower insider. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. Tourists visiting the skydeck on the 103rd floor of the willis tower in chicago got quite a scare when a protective layer on the glass bottom floor cracked. Jun, 2019 a glass floored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. The skydeck is offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits andthe ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of willis tower. Visitors to chicagos tallest building captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of the ledge attraction 103 floors above the. Jun, 2019 chicago s willis towers skydeck glass ledge on 103rd floor cracks under tourists feet leaving them terrified. The glass skydeck on the 103rd floor of the chicago willis tower reportedly began to crack while a family from california stood on it.
May 30, 2014 chicago skyscrapers viewing deck cracks under tourists feet 1,353ft up. Jun 12, 2019 tourists visiting the skydeck on the 103rd floor of the willis tower in chicago got quite a scare when a protective layer on the glass bottom floor cracked. Just hours after a protective glass layer of the 103rd floor willis tower skydeck in chicago cracked, the tourist attraction is open for business again, media outlets reported. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples. Jun 12, 2019 just hours after a protective glass layer of the 103rd floor willis tower skydeck in chicago cracked, the tourist attraction is open for business again, media outlets reported. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicagos tallest building. Glass coating on the skydeck of chicago s willis tower cracked. Footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack under tourists feet. 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. Pictures of cracked glass floor chicago willis tower business insider. 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. At 1,353 feet up, the ledges glass boxes extend out 4. Officials at the chicago skyscraper insist no one was in danger. Jun, 2019 this is a video news report from cbs chicago about the protective glass floor of the willis towers 103rd story observation deck cracking while visitors were standing on it apparently a woman and her two children.
Jun, 2019 a popular attraction at chicago s tallest building was closed temporarily after minor cracking was found in the protective coating of its glass floor. Jun 12, 2019 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. I had my palms on the floor and i could feel it cracking, said alejandro garibay. A popular attraction at chicagos tallest building was closed temporarily after minor cracking was found in the protective coating of its glass floor. Chicagos willis tower glass ledge cracks under tourists. A glassfloored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. Chicago skyscrapers viewing deck cracks under tourists feet 1,353ft up. The allglass building gives visitors a view 1,500 feet above the city, according to cbs 2. The glass floor on the skydeck at chicagos willis tower cracked under peoples feet. Jun, 2019 if youre scared of heights, visiting skydeck chicago might not be something on your bucket list. V isitors to the 103floor glass skydeck attraction at chicagos willis towerformerly known as the sears towerwere in for a scare when cracks appeared in the glass. Jun 12, 2019 visitors to chicagos willis tower received a scare monday night when the buildings glass skydeck suddenly shattered beneath their feet.
Mayor lori lightfoot and chicago police took the time friday morning to express their appreciation for all the people. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicagos willis tower cracks under terrified visitors feet for the second time in just five years. Footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack. The incident occurred on the former sears towers observation deck on the 103rd floor. Willis tower ledge facts and information skydeck chicago. The skydeck is offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits andthe ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of. Glass skydeck at chicagos willis tower shows cracks. The tower is a worldrenowned building, a chicago icon, and filled with interesting chicago facts. Jun, 2019 the glass floor on the skydeck at chicagos willis tower cracked under peoples feet. Skydeck chicago is open today while the protective coating is being. Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. News weird news glass floor of chicago towers 103rd floor begins to crack under familys feet i had my palms on the floor and i could feel it cracking.
Jun 15, 2019 footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack under tourists feet. Visitors at skydeck, an attraction allowing tourists to stand on a glass ledge 103 stories above chicago, were given a bit of a scare monday evening when the. Tilt is housed in 360 chicago on the 94th floor of the john hancock tower and, as the name suggests, the enclosed glass and steel platform tilts. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago tower cracks under. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under. May 29, 2014 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.
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One hundredstorey high glass floor appears to crack under. The glass floor of an observation deck located on the side of a tower 412 metres in the air has cracked, terrifying tourists. 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. May 29, 2014 tilt is housed in 360 chicago on the 94th floor of the john hancock tower and, as the name suggests, the enclosed glass and steel platform tilts visitors forward for a unique perspective of the. Skydeck chicagos glass floor cracks, frightening tourists. Jun 12, 2019 visitors at skydeck, an attraction allowing tourists to stand on a glass ledge 103 stories above chicago, were given a bit of a scare monday evening when the protective coating on the glass ledge. The all glass building gives visitors a view 1,500 feet above the city, according to cbs 2. Glass balcony at chicagos willis tower cracks as visitors. Jun 12, 2019 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. Glass floor more than 1,000 feet in the air cracks under. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting the. Footage taken by frightened tourists shows the shattered transparent floor of a.
Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the. There are four ledges that allow visitors to step four feet away from the building and experience what it would be like to be suspended 1,353 feet above the ground. Glass cracks below tourists in chicagos willis tower. Footage taken by frightened tourists shows the shattered transparent floor of a viewing platform at chicagos famous 110storey willis tower. A glass floored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. Visitors to chicagos willis tower skydeck got the fright of their life on tuesday when the 103rdfloor glass ledge they were standing on appeared to shatter into thousands of pieces.
The crack posed no danger to tourists, but was scary to some. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. Minor cracking found in floor coating of willis tower ledge. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under. Chicagos willis towers skydeck glass ledge on 103rd floor. Willis towers glass floor cracks under tourists feet. Chicagos famously terrifying glass skydeck cracks again. The allglass area of the willis tower, in which sightseers can view the city. Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists. A glass ledge on the 103rd floor of the tallest skyscraper in chicago cracked under visitors feet on monday night. Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. However, after this most recent news, even if you arent acrophobic, you might be a little hesitant about stepping out onto a glass panel to view the scenery down below.
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. Chicagos willis tower tourists horrified as glass deck. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. Cracks appear on floor of skyscraper viewing platform visitors to chicagos tallest building captured video appearing to show cracks in the floor of the ledge attraction at the willis tower. The willis tower is the second tallest building in the united states, and its skydeck observatory, on the 103rd floor, lets visitors step out over the. One of the skydeck ledges on chicagos willis tower cracked on tuesday.