Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Skywalk On Glass Bridge — China
Skywalk On Glass Bridge — China
On one side a sheer rock face, on the other a 4,000ft drop - and all to
separate the brave traveller from a deadly plunge is a 3ft-wide, 2.5in
thick walkway. And if that is not enough to bring terror into the pit of
your stomach, the path running alongside a Chinese mountainside is made
out of glass, allowing a crystal-clear view of where one false step can
take you. So it was perhaps understandable that this woman tackled the
walkway by sticking as close to the cliff as possible, feeling her way
along with tentative steps. The skywalk is situated 4,700ft above sea
level on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China.
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The 200ft long bridge joins the west cliff at the Yunmeng Fairy Summit,
the summit of Tianmen Mountain and Zhang Jiajie. And it would appear to
be too scary for the cleaners - tourists are asked to put on shoe covers
before passing to help keep the path clean. The pathway, built earlier
in the summer echoes the glass-bottomed walkway at the Grand Canyon in
the U.S. The 70ft bridge is 4,000ft above the natural wonder and allows
tourists to look through 2.5in of crystal-clear glass to the Canyon
floor below. The Tianmen mountain, literally translated as Heavenly Gate
Mountain is so called because of a huge natural cave that occurs
halfway up to the summit. Situated in the Hunan Province, Its highest
peak is around 5,000ft above sea level and it is home to a wealth of
rare species of plants. A four-mile-long cable car was constructed in
the park, which is said to be the longest of the same type in the
world.And no matter how terrifying the glass walkway may be - it can
only be an improvement from another sky high mountain walkway located in
the same province. The Shifou Mountain, located 82 miles away, offers
sightseers a 3ft-wide road made of wooden planks thousands of feet high.
When finished the wooden 'road' - which is the width of a dinner table -
will stretch for 1.8miles making it China's longest sightseeing path. 16 more images after the break...
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‘Pont de Signe’ Bridge Held by Three Big Helium Balloons
‘Pont de Signe’ Bridge Held by Three Big Helium Balloons
French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to
float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in
north-west England. Oliver Grossetête created Pont de Singe, which means "monkey bridge", for the Tatton Park Biennial,
which this year was themed around flight. Located in the park's
Japanese garden, the structure comprised a long rope bridge made of
cedar wood held aloft by three helium-filled balloons. The ends of the
bridge were left to trail in the water. Though visitors weren't allowed
to use the bridge, it would theoretically be strong enough to hold the
weight of a person, according to Grossetête. 08 more images after the break...
Replacing the usual foundations and joints of a bridge with three
balloons leads us to question our perceptions, the artist explained. "My
artistic work tries to make alive the poetry and dreams within our
everyday life," added Grossetête.
The artist had previously experimented with another floating bridge in
his 2007 project Pont Suspendu, where he used a cluster of helium balloons to float a small bridge structure into the air.
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