Icon norfolk luxury apartments, formerly known as virginia national bank headquarters, in norfolk, virginia, completed 1967. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, promting the building to replace the ledges protective coating. The 110storey willis tower was previously known as the sears tower. A spokeswoman for willis tower, formerly known as sears tower. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks. Willis tower reps assure tourists that seemingly cracked. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in. Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists.
Coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video a spokeswoman for willis tower said the cracks happened in a protective layer on. 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. Terrified tourists flee as 103rd floor glass balcony. The all glass area of the willis tower, in which sightseers can view the city. The seethrough glass bays are known as the ledge and extend about four feet from the building, which was once called the sears tower. There was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and the willis tower glass ledge. The willis tower was once known as the sears tower. 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 that protrudes from the 104th floor of. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under. Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. Willis tower skydeck ledge cracks, glass structure still.
Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists feet the. Chicagos newest attraction gives heartstopping views may 7. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. Sears tower as the famous skydeck ledge had a crack in the protective glass leaving onlookers with a scary sight. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago tower cracks under. Coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples feet again. There was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Willis tower cracks frighten tourists, but officials say. 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.
Coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists. Although the crack in the protective layer looked harrowing, representatives for the willis tower told the chicago tribune that no one was in danger. Willis towers glass floor cracks under tourists feet. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last night. 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. Chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters. Glassfloored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper cracks. We had issues with the fabric on our sofa peeling and cracking. The willis tower, however, assured visitors that none of the guests were in any danger, saying only the protective layer cracked and the glass floor below it remained intact. Sudden cracks in glass observation ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up. The ledge can hold up to five tons and the purpose of the protective coating is. 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 ledge on 103rd floor of skyscraper cracks as scared. The glass ledge extends 4 feet out from the 103rd floor of willis tower formerly sears tower allowing an. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. Jesus pintado posted video to facebook showing cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at the willis tower formerly the sears tower.
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. Shaklee terraces, san francisco, completed 1979 with a flush aluminum and glass facade and rounded corners. Tourists capture scary moment when cracks appear on the. A glass ledge on the 103rd floor of the tallest skyscraper in chicago cracked under visitors feet on monday night. A group of tourists checking out the glass skydeck at willis tower formerly sears tower in chicago received the shock of a lifetime when the glass they were standing on began to crack. The incident occurred on the former sears tower s observation deck on the 103rd floor. This week, while the skydeck was crowded with tourists, its glass floor cracked into thousands of. A protective coating on a glass sightseeing box at the willis tower in chicago has been replaced after cracking wednesday night. Sears tower glass observation deck cracks d robyn merrett posted on 062019 4. Video captured by a visitor shows the glass floor, designed to give visitors the sensation of floating high about the windy city, splintered into thousands of pieces. V isitors to the 103floor glass skydeck attraction at chicagos willis tower formerly known as the sears tower were in for a scare when cracks appeared in the glass. A woman with two little kids and they looked like pale because the whole glass is cracked. The 110story willis tower, formerly known as the sears tower, is the secondtallest building in the united states.
Willis tower skydeck ledge has terrifying crack under. 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 move comes hours after cracks appeared in what the official said was a coating designed to prevent scratches on the glass. Pictures of cracked glass floor chicago willis tower business insider. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. I think something fell from the ceiling because i saw like a little metallic piece, like a square, and it was in the middle of the crack of the glass. Cracks in willis tower ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicagos willis tower cracks under terrified visitors feet for the second time in just five years. Tourists at chicagos willis tower were left terrified monday evening, when glass coating cracked beneath visitors feet on the buildings skydeck on the 103rd floor. At completion in 1973, it surpassed the world trade center in new york to become the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years. Visitors to chicagos willis tower, the citys tallest building, captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of its skydeck ledge. At the time, willis tower told reporters the protective coating is designed to keep the ledge from getting scratched up by visitors. Sears tower, its name for 36 years is a 110 story, 1,450foot 442. An all glass ledge, called the skydeck, was added in 2009 to give the 108storey tower a unique vantage point for 1.
Footage taken by frightened tourists shows the shattered transparent floor of a viewing platform at chicagos famous 110storey willis tower. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd. The cracks were in the coating of glass enclosures at willis tower that are known collectively as the ledge. Willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet rare. 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 city while supported only by a few layers of. Glass skydeck on 103rd ffoor starts to crack under. Protective coating on willis tower ledge cracks under. Glass floor shatters under panicked visitors feet at. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos willis.
At 1,451 feet, the former sears tower is the secondtallest building in the. In fact, it was the protective coating on the glass as opposed to the glass itself that cracked, a willis tower spokesman confirmed to the guardian. For the second time in only five years, tourists at chicagos willis tower were terrified when glass underneath them on the 103rd floor skydeck cracked into pieces. Sears hometown store in plymouth, in is the local destination for. Pictures of cracked glass floor chicago willis tower insider. The glass is part of a protective layer and officials at the tower insist no one was in any danger. Scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Skydeck chicago at willis tower willis tower glass ledge. 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 that protrudes from the 103rd floor of. The willis tower, which was called the sears tower until 2009, said no one was ever in danger. The glass is clearly splintered into thousands of pieces. Glass skydeck at chicagos willis tower formerly sears. A 6 millimeter layer on the skydeck also cracked in 2014, the chicago tribune reported at the time.
Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos willis tower. The citys willis tower has a skydeck on the 103rd floor and people saw the glass splinter into thousands of. A family visiting the willis towers iconic skydeck ledge suffered the scare of their lives on wednesday when the glass ledge they were standing on 1,353feet above the chicago sidewalk cracked. Tourists at chicagos willis tower were left terrified monday evening, when glass coating cracked beneath visitors feet on the 103rd floor of the. Video was captured by a visitor, showing the glass floors, which is designed to give visitors the sensation of floating high above the windy city. Explore chicago like never before with skydeck chicago. The protective layer covers the glass bottom below. The protective coating which acts like a screen protector for the ledge experienced some minor cracking, a spokesperson for the willis tower. Glass coating on the skydeck of chicagos willis tower cracked. Officials said no one was ever in danger, but for tourists, the. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under.
Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos willis tower. Footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack. Tourists visiting the willis tower skydeck in chicago were left horrified when the protective layer of the attractions glass ledge cracked. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into. Despite the appearance of cracked glass on a clear ledge oft frequented by tourists to chicagos willis tower which will always remain the sears tower to many no matter what anyone says, of. Willis tower formerly sears tower stands at 1,451 feet tall making it the tallest building in chicago and the secondtallest in the us. Glass floored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper cracks after terrified family step on it. Footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack under tourists feet. A family visiting the willis tower s iconic skydeck ledge suffered the scare of their lives on wednesday when the glass ledge they were standing on 1,353feet above the chicago sidewalk cracked. Visitors to the willis tower s skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces under their feet. Willis tower, formerly known as the sears tower, in chicago. Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet.
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