High up in the French Alps, on the top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak, sits a new five-sided glass structure called the Chamonix Skywalk. The installation was inspired by the Grand Canyon's glass skywalk, but it takes the concept to the next level. Instead of looking out over a railing, visitors can hover 1,035 meters (3,396 feet) above the valley in an enclosed transparent box, surrounded on all sides by custom-made 12 mm (1/2 inch) glass. The skywalk will open to the public on December 21, 2013.
Step Into the Void Above the French Alps
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Read moreA journalist, wearing slippers to protect the glass floor, stands in the "Step into the Void" installation during a press visit at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, on December 17, 2013. The Chamonix Skywalk is a five-sided glass structure installed on the top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m), with a 1,000 meter drop below, where visitors can step out from the terrace, giving the visitors the impression of standing in the void. The glass room will open to the public on December 21, 2013. #
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Read moreView of the "Step into the Void" installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak in the French Alps, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreCloser view of the Chamonix Skywalk, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreThe top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi, in the French Alps, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreView looking downwards from inside the "Step into the Void" installation, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreJournalists and employees, wearing slippers to protect the glass floor, stand in the Chamnonix Skywalk atop Aiguille du Midi, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreEmployees stand in the "Step into the Void" installation during a press visit, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreThe Chamonix Skywalk juts out from the top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi, with a 1,000 meter drop below. #
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Read moreA journalist stands in the "Step into the Void" installation, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreView of the Chamonix Skywalk on top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi, on December 17, 2013. At right, Mont-Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps. #
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Read moreView of the Aiguilles des Periades moutain peaks above Chamonix in the French Alps, December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreA journalist stands in the "Step into the Void" installation, on December 17, 2013. #
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Read moreDistant view of the "Step into the Void" installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, on December 17, 2013. The glass room will open to the public on December 21, 2013. #
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