Take a step into the void with Pilkington Optilam™

Date: 14 January 2014
Source: www.blog.pilkingtonselfcleaningglass.co.uk

Date: 14 January 2014

Suspended above a 12,604ft sheer drop, the Chamonix Skywalk is a new tourist attraction located on the Aiguille du Midi peak, France.

Billed as Europe’s tallest attraction, the skywalk offers superb views, consist of a five sided cube constructed from three layers of 12mm thick Pilkington Optilam™.   

The installation, which opened to the public on the 21st December 2013, took three years to develop by Compagnie du Mont Blanc and has the ability to endure a temperature range of 60°C and winds of up to 136mph.

Pilkington Optilam™

Pilkington Optilam™, the glass product specified for this concept, is ideal for providing both impact resistance and security. Its composition of glass and interlayers can be altered to suit specific applications, offering architects and specifiers a solution for increased safety or security, noise control, solar control, UV screening, privacy and decoration.

For more information on this Pilkington Optilam™, please visit our website here or for any information about The Chamonix Skywalk please click here

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