Thursday, February 18, 2016

Terrifying glass walkway 980ft above canyon to open over 'floating Avatar mountains'








    DON'T LOOK DOWN: A breathtaking glass bridge is set to open in China


If you're scared of heights you might want to stay away from this quarter-mile-long glass walkway.
The sky bridge, which is currently being constructed by brave workers in China, is stretched across the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon at a dizzying height of 980ft.
Set to open in May 2016, the petrifying walkway will break records as the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge.





    SCARY: The walkway will be the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge




The dizzying walkway will connect two cliffs in the national park of Zhangjiajie. At the moment daring builders are constructing the 1,410ft-long platform, while soaking in the stunning scenery.
Views from the glass bridge will including the awe-inspiring floating mountains from the Avatar movie.


    FEARLESS: Brave workers are currently constructing the bridge 980ft up


    DARING: The glass bridge can hold 800 tourists at a time



Of course in real life they're not bobbing about in mid-air, but the scenic mountain pillars in Zhangjiajie City in the south-central Chinese province are still a sight to behold.
The seemingly delicate 19ft-wide bridge – which will hang above the mountains – will actually be able to hold a whopping 800 tourists at a time.

    BEAUTIFUL: These famous pillar mountains were features in the movie Avatar 

And real daredevils will also be able to try the world's highest bungee jump.
The skywalk was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, who says the bridge will also serve as a runway for fashion shows.



source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel-news-cheap-uk-holidays-luxury-breaks-more-daily-star/490478/Glass-bridge-China-canyon-floating-Avatar-mountains

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