Visitors are lining up -- and lying down -- to experience the Eiffel Tower's new glass floor.
Don't look down —
Visitors are lining up -- and lying down -- to experience the Eiffel Tower's new glass floor.
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The floor is part of a $38 million refurbishment of the Tower's first floor.
Monument's makeover —
The floor is part of a $38 million refurbishment of the Tower's first floor.
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The glass floor looks down on the 57-meter drop to the ground beneath.
New views —
The glass floor looks down on the 57-meter drop to the ground beneath.
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It's hoped the refurbishment, which includes shops and a museum, will encourage some of the Tower's 7 million annual visitors to linger on the first floor.
Vertigo-inducing attraction —
It's hoped the refurbishment, which includes shops and a museum, will encourage some of the Tower's 7 million annual visitors to linger on the first floor.
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says the new floor proves Parisians can re-invent their city "without ruining its history."
'Attractive city' —
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says the new floor proves Parisians can re-invent their city "without ruining its history."
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The Eiffel Tower marked its 125th year in 2014. Not bad for something that was supposed to be a temporary attraction.
Eiffel anniversary —
The Eiffel Tower marked its 125th year in 2014. Not bad for something that was supposed to be a temporary attraction.
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The Eiffel Tower's glass floor isn't the only transparent walkway. Chicago's Skydeck looks down from the 99th story of the Willis Tower.
Chicago Skydeck —
The Eiffel Tower's glass floor isn't the only transparent walkway. Chicago's Skydeck looks down from the 99th story of the Willis Tower.
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At the Grand Canyon, the Skywalk reaches out over a drop of 1,450 meters.
Grand Canyon Skywalk —
At the Grand Canyon, the Skywalk reaches out over a drop of 1,450 meters.
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