Hello. Observation platforms around the world always attract 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 French Alps at an altitude of 3842 meters there is a glass cube that hangs over the 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 mountain park SkyPark and there you will find this unique structure. Length 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 enthusiasts, there is the Mowgli rope park, where the most challenging adventures await you at an altitude of 107 meters. high swing in the world. 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 glass bridge 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 Observation deck consists of four glass balconies that extend out 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 get a ticket, paying 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.


Visit price

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 national park America's "Grand Canyon" is 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 they will help you get to the trail cable car, 7.5 kilometers long.

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 for an adult and 15 euros for a child. And if suddenly your dog also wants to admire the views of the 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 one, which is located in China, or spend the night on a floating one, which is located in the Japanese park “Huis Ten Bosch”.

I wish you to visit as many interesting places as possible.

Several glass buildings have been built pedestrian bridges, arousing great interest among tourists and local residents. They give a delightful sensation when crossing over an abyss and allow the pedestrian to test his courage and bravery.

Glass bridges are a national hobby of the Chinese. Nowhere in the world are there so many such structures as in China. They are very popular, and their number increases exponentially every year.

Today these bridges are trending in China. Their construction is inexpensive, and the effect of the influx of tourists quickly pays for the investment. No less in demand here are glass paths over steep cliffs and observation decks with glass floors.

1) . It is located at an altitude of about 300 m, has a length of more than 400 m and can simultaneously support up to eight hundred people.

The glass covering of the lower part of the structure was subjected to a huge number of safety tests for pedestrians, incl. for resistance to high and low temperatures environment, their sudden changes, strong winds, etc.

Because of the glass floor, the bridge looks invisible, and pedestrians have the feeling that they are walking on air, floating in the clouds. But such a trip is not possible for children and people suffering from actophobia - fear of heights. They may have a nervous attack.

2) The second bridge in Hunan Province can be found in Zhangjiajie Park. It is called the Bridge of the Brave. It is about 300 m long and hangs between two hills at an altitude of about 180 m.

Previously, the bridge was made of wood, but gradually the interest of tourists and vacationers in the park began to fade away, and a modern decision was made: to make it of glass. First, we conducted an experiment: we covered a small part with glass.

Visitors to the park liked to walk high above the ground in the clouds, then it was decided to make this entire pedestrian walking bridge glass. Since then it has enjoyed deafening popularity.

Experts are confident that a 6 cm thick glass floor is completely safe and you can jump on it. But few people dare to take such actions. The vast majority of pedestrians move across the bridge with their eyes closed or crawling.

3) "Cracking" glass bridge in China near Mount Taihanshan is located at an altitude of almost 1,200 meters. In fact, the appearance of “cracks” is an attraction or a special effect, a way to once again test pedestrians’ courage.


It is important to note that such a special effect can simply cause a myocardial infarction for an unprepared pedestrian. Local authorities They believe that this is just a game “provocation”, but continue to be criticized among the population.

But in 2015, the special effect glass actually began to crack, so it was removed and repaired. But after the renovation, they installed “cracked” glass, explaining this by the great popularity of the attraction among spectators.

4) A new glass bridge has appeared in southern China, only the most courageous and reckless people will be able to walk along it. It goes around a sheer cliff at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters, called "Writhing Dragon" and leads to Mount Tianmen.

The length of the bridge is more than 100 meters, it is narrow - about 1.5 meters. Walking along it, pedestrians see pictures of the surrounding nature of extraordinary beauty: the valley below and the mountains floating past the clouds.

Glass observation decks and trails

1) Near Beijing there is the famous Shilin Forest. This forest has a platform with a glass floor. It has an area of ​​more than 400 km. m, a height of more than 400 m and gives an excellent overview of Shilin: huge stones mixed with trees.

2) In the south of China, a path more than 250 m long was opened in the mountains in 2015. It is located on the steep side of the mountain, and in order to walk along it, considerable courage is required, which the Chinese love to demonstrate.

3) The Yunduan glass observation deck is located at an altitude of more than 700 m. It was opened in the summer of 2015, extends far into the abyss from the mountain cliff to which it is attached, and offers viewers a magnificent view from above.

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Another glass observation deck in China September 2nd, 2018

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 not only, come here to admire unique view and test your willpower.

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The Glass Platform is located in the tourist spot of Shilinxia in the Pinggu district near Beijing. The width of the 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 Jasper National Park,

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 is constantly swaying 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

Observation deck 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 bridge's 10 cm thick transparent floor and its entire open glass structure make it possible to "step off the edge" Grand Canyon", look at this amazing miracle of nature from a bird's eye view.

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, no cranes were used during the construction of this engineering miracle.


"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. This is what a transparent bridge looks like:

Just imagine, all-round views open under your feet picturesque landscape. It seems as if you are floating above the ground. However, few will feel such euphoria.

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 extreme sports enthusiast 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