Video: "Step Into the Void": the highest observation deck in Europe
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
One way to overcome your fear of the unknown is to visit a new observation deck recently opened in the French Alps. It is a giant glass cube set on the upper terrace of the Aiguille du Midi, the highest peak in Europe. The attraction is called "Step Into the Void" because the glass room literally "hangs" in the air. Indeed, entertainment is not for the faint of heart!
Regular readers of the site Kulturologiya. RF will surely remember the dizzying glass bridge built on Tianmen Mountain in China. So the French idea is not new. True, their glass room has its own zest - the attraction is recognized as the highest in Europe. The architects have provided all the necessary security measures: the cube has five transparent faces, each of which consists of three glass layers.
All visitors are guaranteed to experience dizzying emotions, as they have the opportunity to look … into the abyss. Directly under your feet there is a view of 1035 m down! The model for the creation of the glass room in the Alps was the "Skywalk" observation deck with a glass floor, installed in the Grand Canyon (USA).
Work on the installation of the French cube continued for three years. The construction was supervised by the architect Pierre-Yves Chays. According to him, the attraction meets the highest safety and quality standards.
Those daredevils who nevertheless decide to "Step into the void" will be rewarded: the observation deck offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. You will not see this anywhere else in the world!
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