The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's Skydeck. Designers say the platforms - collectively dubbed The Ledge - have been purposely designed to make visitors feel as they are floating above the city.
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Whoa!!!! I don't normally have a problem with heights but I am not sure I would be able to do that...
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! I remember my last visit to the sears tower, it was amazing but no glass balconies.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good reason for a new visit XD
do you notice mostly kids on the ledge. Not too many adults can stomach that.
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