The Ledge - Chicago, Illinois, USA.
N 41° 52.729 W 087° 38.191
16T E 447185 N 4636517
The Willis Tower formerly the Sears Tower - Visitors can travel to the 103rd floor, called the Skydeck. The 'Ledge' is a glass box that that overhangs the side of the building with 1,353 feet drop to the Chicago Streets below.
Waymark Code: WMN78D
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2015
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The former Sears Tower now the Willis Tower was originally designed in the late 1960's by Bruce Graham of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill firm. It was completed in 1974. From 1974 to 1996 the building remained the tallest in the world.
Visitors can travel to the 103rd floor, called the Skydeck. It is the highest working floor in the structure. The Towers SkyDeck has 4 Glass boxes protruding from the SkyDeck, Called the Ledge, enabling visitors to stand on the glass floor over 1300 feet above the streets of Chicago below.
"Terror at 1,353ft: They said it was unbreakable but this was the horrifying moment Chicago tower block's 103rd floor glass viewing platform CRACKED under tourists' feet
Family visiting from California evacuated from Willis Tower 1,353ft above the streets of Chicago
Glass floor of tourist attraction The Ledge appeared to shatter beneath them
Transparent viewing deck opened in 2009 on 103rd floor and the three-inch thick glass is meant to withstand 5-tons
The Garibay family said that staff told them the glass was unbreakable before they stepped on
Willis Tower spokesman said that although unusual, this has happened before and is perfectly safe
All four boxes of The Ledge were closed on Thursday morning for maintenance
Workers with MPH peeled the cracked layer of coating on Thursday and replaced it with new glass and caulk" Text Source: (
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