Are
you brave enough to try out the TILT? Vertigo-inducing 1000ft viewing platform
in Chicago opens to tourists
- The new attraction offers 'unrivalled views' of the Windy City
- Tourists are secured inside an enclosed glass and steel platform
- Observation deck tilts from 94th storey, offering downward panorama
Brave
tourists have been trying out Chicago's newest attraction - a 1000ft-high
viewing platform that offers spectacular downward facing views over the city.
TILT
is housed in 360 CHICAGO on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Tower and, as
the name suggests, the enclosed glass and steel platform tilts visitors forward
for a unique perspective of the city's The Magnificent Mile.
The
attraction, which costs $5 to tourists and is thought to be the first of its
kind, holds up to eight people, with the platform slowly moving outward to an
adventurous angle above the Windy City.
Patrick
Abisseror, CEO of Montparnasse 56 Group, which owns 360 CHICAGO, said: ‘We had
a vision for elevating the experience, and providing memories for guests that
will last a lifetime.
‘TILT
is yet another example of the innovative and forward-thinking vision of
Montparnasse 56 Group.'
The
company also owns the Observation Deck at Montparnasse Tower in Paris, France,
and the iconic Berliner Fersehturm/TV Tower in Berlin, Germany.
Nichole
Williamson, General Manager of 360 CHICAGO, which was rebranded from the John
Hancock Observatory this month, said: ‘Chicago has long been a pioneer in
architecture.
‘As
the birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago continues to be the leader in
innovative architecture and TILT furthers that tradition.
‘Visitors
to Chicago will soon be able to experience unsurpassable views while in motion
on TILT.’
