Chicagos famously terrifying glass skydeck cracks again. Coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video one of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting the. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicago tower cracks under. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at 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 sound. Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists. 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. The ledge is designed to hold up to five tons, and its protective coating is intended to keep the ledge from scratching. Willis tower skydeck ledge coating cracks, prompting.
Chicago wpvi video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower in chicago on monday. Sudden cracks in glass observation ledge terrify tourists. Willis tower skydeck ledge coating cracks chicago, il while the incident that occurred at the chicago attraction definitely frightened some, officials say theres nothing to worry about. Chicagos skydeck ledge cracks beneath tourists 103. Coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video nbc. In 2009, the building opened its revamped allglass observation deck, known as skydeck, to the delight of viewloving tourists everywhere.
The incident happened on the 103rd floor, the location of the tourist attraction skydeck chicago, where visitors can get a. Explore chicago like never before with skydeck chicago. The terrifying incident happened monday on the towers. Cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a scare more officials say protective coating covering the glass surface cracked but the building is safe. The fourth of three glass boxes that look down from 0 feet was opened this morning after the glass cracked. The skydeck first opened in 1974, according to its site, and its viewing ledges were installed. Tourists at chicagos willis tower were left terrified monday evening, when glass coating cracked beneath visitors feet on the 103rd floor of the buildings skydeck. Visitors at willis towers the ledge had some tense moments monday when a crack occurred in its protective coating. A woman with two little kids and they looked pale because the whole glass is cracked. Tourist attraction the ledge at willis tower reopens after.
Skydeck ledge of chicagos willis tower cracks under. Tourists visiting the willis tower skydeck in chicago were left horrified when the protective layer of the attractions glass ledge cracked. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under. A glass ledge on the 103rd floor of the tallest skyscraper in chicago cracked under visitors feet on monday night. Cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a.
The ledge can hold up to five tons and the purpose of the protective coating is to keep the ledge from scratching. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicagos tallest building cracks. Video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower in chicago monday. Chicago video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower in chicago on monday. Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. The coating has cracked on the ledge three times in the last five years, according to the chicago tribune. On monday night, visitors of the willis tower skydeck were frightened by the loud sound made as the protective glass of the popular ledge cracked. The ledge is designed to hold up to five tons and its protective coating is intended to keep the ledge from scratching.
Coating cracks on glass ledge of chicago skyscraper, worrying tourists. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. Willis tower skydeck ledge protective coating cracked. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into. Alexandra wimley chicago tribune a protective coating on the popular attraction the ledge cracked on. The allglass area of the willis tower, in which sightseers can view the city. A family from california stepped out onto one of the glass boxes jutting out from the 103rd floor of chicagos willis tower on wednesday night when they reportedly heard an odd cracking sound. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples feet again. The popular skydeck attraction in chicago scared tourists when they heard a loud boom and realized that a glass had cracked. The skydeck ledge of the chicagos willis tower cracks. The protective layer covers the glass bottom below. Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. The protective coating is routinely replaced every six to nine months, the newspaper reported, citing mth industries, of chicago, the contractors who installed the 1,500pound glass panels in 2009. Skydeck ledge of willis tower cracks under visitors feet.
At 1,353 feet up, the ledges glass boxes extend out 4. The ledge transforms how visitors experience chicago. A video was shot on the 103rd floor monday night, after the ledges protective top layer splintered into thousands of pieces. This wednesday, may 28, 2014 photo provided by alejandro galibay shows the cracked coating of one of the glass bay of the ledge, a popular tourist attraction on the 103rd story of the willis tower. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting the. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and the willis tower glass ledge. Willis tower ledge reopen after repairs to cracks wgntv. 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.
All four boxes of the ledge, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop chicagos willis tower, were closed thursday morning for what an official said was a routine inspection. After taking a photo on the ledge at the willis tower, the glass bottom appeared cracked. 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. It was, nonetheless, a scary moment for visitors to the chicago attraction. Kiichiro satoap phot i hear a noise like ksh ksh ksh and it cracked, said jesus pintado, enjoying a family sightseeing trip. The tower is a worldrenowned building, a chicago icon, and filled with interesting chicago facts. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos. Heres why the glass chamber has experienced multiple instances of shattering.
Ledge of chicago skyscraper landmark cracks under visitors feet visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare monday when the attractions prote facebook. The ledge is built to withstand five tons of pressure and can hold 10,000 lbs. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under. The video was posted by a skydeck visitor on facebook. Chicagos willis tower observatory ledge cracks as visitors stand on it.
Chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Visitors pose for photos on the ledge at skydeck chicago in willis tower on july 27, 2017. Chicago wthr a visible crack in the glass on the willis tower skydeck ledge is apparently nothing to worry about. The skydeck at willis tower is open today after repairs to its glass boxes. Willis tower skydeck ledge protective coating cracked monday. Pintado also spoke to cbs chicago saying, there was a.
Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks. There was a woman with two kids and they looked really pale and scared because the floor just cracked, pintado told wbbm. Skydeck chicago at willis tower willis tower glass ledge. The protective layer cracked before in may 2014, creating a similar panic. Glassfloored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper. Chicago video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. Scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Famous chicagos willis tower skydeck ledge reportedly. A woman and two children were on the ledge when the protective layer cracked, pintado said. 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. Cracks appear on glass ledge at chicago skyscraper the. 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.
Skydeck ledge chicago, il willis tower 103rd floor duration. The chicago tribune reports the coating was replaced monday night and the ledge reopened for business on tuesday. The cracks formed after a group of visitors to the skydeck at the willis tower stepped out on the ledge, but willis tower officials said the glass itself did not crack, only the protective coating. Wacker drive, is a popular attraction consisting of four glass boxes that extend a little more than 4 feet out from the skyscraper. Chicago wls video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. Pintado brought his wife, karly, to visit the skydeck after the two were married last week. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. There was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under. The willis tower skydeck in chicago reopened just hours after a glass layer of the 103rd floor ledge cracked monday.
Skydeck ledge protective layer cracks under visitors feet. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. A glassfloored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under. When they looked down, they realized the iconic skydeck ledge had cracked beneath their feet, nbc chicago first reported. I hear a noise like ksh ksh ksh and it cracked, said jesus pintado, enjoing a family sightseeing trip. No one in danger from apparent cracks in willis tower. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd. Willis tower ledge facts and information skydeck chicago. Visitors to the skydeck ledge up on chicagos willis tower which is already scary enough as it is got the fright of their lives on wednesday.