Jun 12, 2019 visitors to the willis tower s skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. The attraction features four glass enclosures collectively called the ledge, which opened in 2009 and give tourists the feeling of standing suspended in midair 1,353 feet above the ground and 4 feet away from the building. 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. 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.
A spokeswoman for willis tower said the cracks happened in a protective layer on the ledge but no danger was ever present for guests. Glass skydeck on chicagos willis tower cracks under visitors. The video was posted by a skydeck visitor on facebook. The willis tower observation deck, called the skydeck, opened on june 22, 1974. Wacker drive, is a popular attraction consisting of four glass boxes that extend a little more than 4 feet out from the skyscraper. The willis tower told cnn affiliate wbbm no one was in any danger, as the protective layer did what it was supposed to do. Take in the view from the skyhigh heights of the willis tower, the secondtallest building in the united states. Skydeck chicago at willis tower willis tower glass ledge. The willis tower skydeck in chicago reopened just hours after a glass layer of the 103rd floor ledge cracked monday. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd floor. Willis tower skydeck ledge coating cracks, prompting. Chicago at 103 floors up, the ledge at the skydeck of the willis tower is scary enough on its own for many people. Chicagos willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under tourists.
Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. Jun 11, 2019 protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under visitors feet. Transcript for cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a scare. Jun, 2019 scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago.
Jun 12, 2019 chicago visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare on monday when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. Jun 12, 2019 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. Jun 12, 2019 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. 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 tower is a worldrenowned building, a chicago icon, and filled with interesting chicago facts.
Footage shows glass skydeck on 103rd floor start to crack. Jun 12, 2019 the protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. There was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under.
The terrifying incident happened monday on the tower s 103rd floor, which is the location of the deck that gives visitors a panoramic view of not only chicago but also lake michigan and parts of indiana. Coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists the boxes of the ledge opened in 2009 and were said to be able to hold five tons by. Chicago cracks formed in the surface of the floor of one of the four glass enclosures that form the ledge on the 103rd floor of the willis tower on wednesday night, cbs chicago reported. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, prompting. No one in danger from apparent cracks in willis tower. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicago s tallest building cracks.
Jun, 2019 sudden cracks in glass observation ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up there was no danger, says spokesman for chicagos willis tower. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. Skydeck ledge of chicagos willis tower cracks under visitors feet. At 1,353 feet up, the ledges glass boxes extend out 4. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks. Explore chicago like never before with skydeck chicago. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd. 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. Coating on willis tower skydeck s ledge cracks under tourists all four boxes of the ledge, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop chicagos willis tower, were closed thursday morning for what an. Operators of chicagos willis tower one of the worlds tallest building is now trying to ensure that the building.
The ledge tourist attraction at the willis tower has been closed after a report of cracking glass at the 103rdfloor attraction. The glass sightseeing box extends from the 103rd floor of willis tower in chicago and. I hear a noise like ksh ksh ksh and it cracked, said jesus pintado, enjoing a family sightseeing trip. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos. Jun 12, 2019 the ledge, a glass viewing box on top of willis tower, 233 s. Chicago visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare monday when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. It was, nonetheless, a scary moment for visitors to the chicago attraction. Jun 11, 2019 there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. If you have even a minor fear of heights, you may want to rethink a visit to chicagos willis tower. Cracked skydeck ledge posed no danger, engineers say chicago wls 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 protective coating cracked. Tourist attraction the ledge at willis tower reopens after.
Chicago wls video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. Skydeck at willis tower receives hundreds of marriage proposals each year, but once a year they allow weddings. In 2009, the building opened its revamped allglass observation deck, known as skydeck, to. Jun 12, 2019 scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Willis tower ledge closes after report of glass cracks. From the 103rd floor, look out over 4 states and the windy citys urban sprawl, and then test your vertigo on a glass balcony to peer down at the streets and skyscrapers of chicago beneath your feet. Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. Skydeck ledge of chicagos willis tower cracks under visitors. Sudden cracks in glass observation ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up there was no danger, says spokesman for chicagos willis tower.
Jun 12, 2019 the willis tower skydeck in chicago reopened just hours after a glass layer of the 103rd floor ledge cracked monday. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos. One of the ledges at skydeck chicago, the 103rd floor tourist attraction atop the willis tower, appeared cracked monday evening, promting the. 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. The crack posed no danger to tourists, but was scary to some. Coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists. The glass sightseeing box extends from the 103rd floor of willis tower in chicago and attracts. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks, scares living crap out. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last night. Visitors at willis towers the ledge had some tense moments monday when a crack occurred in its protective coating. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating.
Coating cracks on glass ledge of chicago skyscraper, worrying tourists. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicagos tallest building cracks. Chicago video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower in chicago on monday. Jun 12, 2019 tourists visiting the willis tower skydeck in chicago were left horrified when the protective layer of the attractions glass ledge cracked. Chicago, cracks in skydeck, willis tower chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Jun, 2019 if you have even a minor fear of heights, you may want to rethink a visit to chicagos willis tower. 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. Cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a. Chicagos willis tower glass ledge cracks under tourists. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under visitors feet. The glass sightseeing box extends from the 103rd floor of willis tower in chicago and attracts about 1. Chicagos willis tower glass ledge cracks under tourists, 411m above the ground a sightseers worst nightmare came true when the surface of. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under.
Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. Visitors to chicagos willis tower, the citys tallest building, captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of its skydeck ledge 103 floors above ground. The skydeck ledge of the chicagos willis tower cracks. 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. Tourists visiting the willis tower skydeck in chicago were left horrified when the protective layer of the attractions glass ledge cracked. Jun 11, 2019 coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video a spokeswoman for willis tower said the cracks happened in a protective layer on the ledge but no danger was ever present for guests.
A video was shot on the 103rd floor monday night, after the ledge s protective top layer splintered into thousands of pieces. The same thing happened back in may of 2014 on the same ledge window. A glassfloored ledge on the 103rd floor of a chicago skyscraper cracked as a family stepped on it on monday. Willis tower skydeck ledge cracks, glass structure still. 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. Jun 12, 2019 visitors to the skydeck ledge up on chicago s willis tower which is already scary enough as it is got the fright of their lives on wednesday when its protective layer cracked underneath them. Glass coating on the skydeck of chicago s willis tower cracked.
Chicago, illinois video posted to social media shows cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists feet the. Jun 12, 2019 chicago visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare monday when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. Chicago wthr a visible crack in the glass on the willis tower skydeck ledge is apparently nothing to worry about. The ledge, a glass viewing box on top of willis tower, 233 s. 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. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under visitors. Chicagoarea resident jesus pintado captured the harrowing moment on video. Chicagos willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under tourists feet. 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, a. Jun 12, 2019 the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under visitors feet.
The chicago steel are champions even without playoffsthe chicago steel had their historic. 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. There was no danger, says spokesman for chicagos willis tower. May 29, 2014 coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists the boxes of the ledge opened in 2009 and were said to be able to hold five tons. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors. Cracks in willis tower ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up. The ledge transforms how visitors experience chicago. Willis tower skydeck ledge protective coating cracked monday. Part of willis towers ledge cracks under visitors feet. Cracks appear on ledge of chicagos willis tower when some tourists stepped out onto the glass ledge 103 floors up, they heard cracking. Glassfloored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper. Skydeck ledge of willis tower cracks under visitors feet.
Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a onestop chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and the willis tower glass ledge. We replaced the coating monday night and the ledge was open for. The willis tower, which was called the sears tower until 2009, said no one was ever in danger. Nbc chicago reports alejandro garibay and several family members were in the glass case, called the ledge, that protrudes four feet from the. Willis tower ledge facts and information skydeck chicago. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks beneath them video. The citys willis tower has a skydeck on the 103rd floor and people saw the glass splinter into thousands of pieces as they stood on it. 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.
Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. Sudden cracks in glass observation ledge terrify tourists 1,300 feet up. Chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet cnn visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the. Now imagine that glass box protruding from chicago s tallest building. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos willis tower. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. Skydeck ledge of chicagos willis tower cracks under. In these photos taken friday, june 7, skydeck chicago can be seen atop the willis tower.
Jun 12, 2019 skydeck ledge of chicagos willis tower cracks under visitors feet. Jun, 2019 glassfloored ledge on 103rd floor of chicago skyscraper cracks after terrified family step on it. Skydeck ledge protective layer cracks under visitors feet. Glass skydeck on chicagos willis tower cracks under. Chicago visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare on monday when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into. 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. It is the highest observation deck in the united states and one of chicagos most famous tourist attractions. Its at least the second time its happened at the attraction, formerly known as. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under visitors feet.
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