Travelers Advantage

As the saying goes to stand higher to see farther.

In order to allow visitors to experience the natural splendor of high altitude and beautiful, but also have been a thrilling and exciting addiction, architects build one upper-air observation deck. The following ten viewing platform is the most outstanding representatives of the family.

Austria Clodagh Steinway's Tim bridge

First place: Austria Clodagh Steinway's Tim bridge

Known as the Alps balcony of Clodagh Steinway tianxing bridge altitude reached 2700 meters, built in tahuna Gallery koal 250 m high vertical rocks above the surface.

Station in Santiago on the bridge, in front of the visitors is a 360-degree panoramas, so that they can fully enjoy the southern Czech Republic of Slovenia and the North of the beautiful scenery. Clodagh Steinway tianxing bridge altitude not only over Niagara Falls, and even Brazil Iguassu waterfalls of some representatives could not comparable.

Norway Aaland fjords viewing platform

Second place: Norway Aaland fjords viewing platform

The viewing platform located above the Aaland fjords, the altitude is 2000 feet (approximately 610 m), by the architects Todd middot; Saunders (Todd Saunders) and Tommy middot; Williamson (Tommie Wilhelmsen) is responsible for the design.

In Norway the best travel routes appraisal, the viewing platform won the first prize.

Aaland fjords viewing platform is V-shaped, curved to provide support for the entire structure, level of some of the most remote being a big glass barrier to prevent unexpected visitors.

For those who have the courage to go to the most remote, they can display their courage and also list make it hard to believe the fjords.

United States, Arizona, Grand Canyon suspension bridge

Third place: United States, Arizona, Grand Canyon suspension bridge

Arizona Grand Canyon suspension bridge looks like a horseshoe, is apart from the ground level is approximately 4000 feet (1219 m approximately), out of the Grand Canyon edge up to 65 feet (about 20 m).

Standing vacant on the bridge, you can really feel what is dramatic.

Suspended bridge consists of 4 inches (approximately 10 cm) thick glass is built, in view of this, want to embark on the adventure of visitors must wear a special scratch socks to climb the giant Horseshoe, and thus feel the grandeur of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon has been suspended bridge construction engineering of a miracle, it can withstand up to 70 tonnes (equivalent to approximately 14 head the African elephant) of weight, and can stand up to 100 miles per hour (approximately 160 kilometers per hour) of wind-proof.

Brazil Iguassu Falls group viewing platform

Fourth place: Brazil Iguassu Falls group viewing platform

Falls group is located in an area of huge subtropical nature reserve, is the world's most famous tourist attractions, visitors have access to many other places incomparable sightseeing experience.

In order to maximize the experience of the magnificent waterfall and spectacular, you'd better come on board the viewing platform, and falls to a close contact, although do need to have great courage.

The viewing platform and waterfalls is close too scary, so that visitors have just stepped up his legs, clothes have been provoked waves waterfall wet, deafening sound better is that they do not hear any other sounds.

Standing on the viewing platform to see the falls from 80 m high cliff which goes down, that kind of impact and shock force we can imagine.

New Zealand Auckland Sky Tower

Fifth: New Zealand Auckland Sky Tower

Auckland Sky Tower high 328 m, is the highest building in the southern hemisphere.

The construction process, the Sky Tower sharing to 2000 tonnes of reinforcing steel, 660 tonnes of general building steel and 1.5 million cubic meters of concrete.It can withstand wind speed of 200 km/h and the Leeb 8 earthquake. Clear weather, the view can reach 82 km.

Auckland Sky Tower is the highest point of the indoor air of nature, its floor observation deck from the seamless glass shop, you can let visitors enjoy panoramic 360 degree view of the sky.

Of course, no courage and guts, most people are not afraid to stand to transparent on the floor.

Australia's Illawarra fly road

Sixth: Australia's Illawarra fly road

Australia's Illawarra fly road construction lasted 5 months to complete, recently opened to tourists.

The viewing platform located on the Southern Highlands Robertson Knight mountain cliffs near the ground is around 25 meters away from the rainforests surrounded by a Crown. With the help of a rigid structure platform, visitors can enjoy walking in the middle of the rainforest canopy. Illawarra fly road maximum highlight is 500 m long overhead walkway, with more on the sidewalk, you can set the visitors on cantilever rushed to the cliff edge, let them while from kiama to shell the entire coastline of spectacular.

Switzerland's Cape vacant viewing platform

Seventh: Switzerland's Cape vacant viewing platform

Switzerland's Cape vacant viewing platform by Paul middot; Butch (Paolo Buuml; rgi) is responsible for design, is an integral part of Karl Dada project.

Switzerland Government hoped that with this project let Karl Dada, a new life, the entire project is expected to be completed in 2010. Map channel using just through the titanium structures route, visitors will be able to span the viewing platform, and thus enjoy the Lago middot; Maggi olesya's beautiful scenery. In addition to enjoying the magnificent natural beauty, visitors also can through the railings of picture and text information on local history and culture.

United States Wisconsin's rock on housing

8-bit: United States Wisconsin House of rock on

Rock on housing from small Alex middot; Jordan (Alex Jordan), in 1959 the first opening to the outside world.

From the architectural point of view, this is located at the top of the rock observation deck is made from unique rooms, streets, gardens and a shop of a consortium. Rock on housing is located in the United States, Spring Green, Wisconsin is the most famous tourist attractions. Its boundless room in the extension of the hundreds of feet above the Valley, the Windows 2000 multiple hand-formed a line that was spectacular. Best of all, endless room below without any support.

Italy-Il binocolo

Ninth: Italy's Il binocolo

Il binocolo is a fascinating view of the metal structure, located in Italy trout Murmansk flower within Cardiff castle garden, because like Sen were put out of a mechanical arm, the viewing platform is especially eye-catching.

Il binocolo this name in Italian Italy as binoculars, from picture we can see clearly that the name comes from the top of the small top form. It is learnt that the telescope-viewing platform by architect martio middot; Thun (Matteo Thun) is responsible for the design.

Austria's top of Tyrol

10th place: Austria's top of Tyrol

Tyrol Summit of 3000 m above sea level, is located in Austria Tyrol's history degree thanks to the glacier.

Considering the location of the bad weather conditions, the top of the Tirol with Corten steel as a construction material. With the help of this out of the mountain part of up to 9 meters of viewing platform, visitors can enjoy a taste of history degree thanks to the glacier at the foot of the perfect scenery.