Cn Tower Glass Floor Elevator
Lifting off april 9 2008 the cn tower introduced north america s first and the world s highest glass floor paneled elevators.
Cn tower glass floor elevator. The willis tower in chicago had a crack in its glass floor scaring tourists. In 2008 glass panels were installed in one of the cn tower elevators which established a world record 346 m for highest glass floor panelled elevator in the world. After losing its 32 year old world record for being the tallest freestanding structure on the planet.
There are many buildings around the world that have installed their own look down attractions but our glass floor was the first. The cn tower was closed during the g20 summit on june 26 27 2010 for security reasons given its proximity to the metro toronto convention centre. The cn tower s glass floor is a unique experience that has inspired an international bucket list of see through floor experiences including the grand canyon skywalk chicago s ledge and many more.
Cnn s george howell reports. Since 1994 the glass floor has been one of the cn tower s must see attractions. Teresa the traveler visits the cn tower and braves the glass floor.
Winds were howling children were crying one man was shouting and another stood paralyzed with fear as a stalled elevator swayed 300 metres up the cn tower. We travelled up to the main deck which is 346 meters above ground o. Also on this level be sure to check out the outdoor skyterrace.
Three glass fronted elevators now offer a thrilling new perspective on the view 346m 1 136 ft straight down through two glass panels in a portion of each elevator floor. Feel the breeze at 342m 1 122 ft above the ground. Going up and down in the otis high rise scenic elevators cn tower in toronto canada.
It takes advantage of the strength and transparency of glass to create a thrilling experience at 342m. Teresa the traveler visits the cn tower and braves the glass floor.