Toronto Space Needle Glass Floor

Visit the newly renovated space needle and seattle s 1 exhibition chihuly garden and glass with one ticket.

Toronto space needle glass floor.

Combine your visits and save. The glass floor was the world s first when it opened on june 26 1994. The floor s thermal glass units are 64 mm 2 5 in thick consisting of a pane of 25 millimetre 1 0 in laminated glass 25 mm 1 0 in airspace and a pane of 13 mm 0 5 in laminated glass. Seattle s top destinations together.

From an all glass floor on the lower level to floor to ceiling glass on the upper level seattle s must see is now a must do. The floor is 23 8 square metres 256 sq. Dubbed the loupe a reference to the magnifying devices jewelers and watchmakers use the space needle s rotating glass floor is located just below the open air observation deck and replaces the. Space needle elevator ride.

It s called the loupe and the space needle bills it as the world s first and only revolving glass floor the loupe is made of 37 tons of glass and powered by 12 motors which can adjust. The glass floor has an area of 24 m 2 258 sq ft and can withstand a pressure of 4 100 kilopascals 595 psi. In the end the space needle s restaurant will be the first rotating glass floor restaurant in the world according to the company. Mobile tickets and all of your free digital photos in one place.

Walking on the cn tower glass floor toronto duration. Picture yourself on top of the space needle with a zooming video selfie. Ft of solid glass that is five times stronger than the required weight bearing standard for commercial floors. The plot of land for the needle was bought in 1961 just 13.

See seattle from 500 feet through the space needle s rotating glass floor. Walking out on a glass floor that high up is harder than it looks. It can actually withstand the weight of 35 moose.