![]() ![]() The Ledge will be part of regular Skydeck admission, which went up to $14.95 Friday. The balconies will be able to hold about five tons. The glass will be three layers thick and each layer will be a half-inch thick. But not those with even the slightest fear of heights. The Skydeck hopes the new attraction will draw more visitors, particularly locals who may have given up on going to the top of the Sears Tower. The Ledge at Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, was created to enhance a classic SOM building with an innovative addition that is in the spirit of the. Similar glass-floored views at the Grand Canyon and the CN Tower inspired the Ledge, a Skydeck manager told the Sun-Times. The Ledge enclosures will extend more than four feet beyond the building, and will be retractable so they won't interfere with window washers. The Sears Tower will open four glass enclosures, called the Ledge, on the Skydeck's West side by early June, the Sun-Times reported. The boxes retract into the building for easy cleaning and maintenance. Each Ledge box has heat tracing to melt snow off. The Ledge is built to withstand four tons of pressure and can hold 10,000 lbs. ![]() In a little over a month, you'll have that option, terrifying as it may be. The Ledge is made of three layers of half-inch thick glass laminated into one seamless unit. ![]() Would you stand in a glass box jutting out from the side of the Sears Tower, with nothing but an inch and a half of glass between you and the pavement, 103 floors down? General Admission includes access to the elevator ride to the Skydeck, and The Ledge, glass floor balconies 1,353 feet over Chicago. ![]()
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