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Step into the Void: the glass skywalk at the top of the French Alps – in pictures

A French tourism company has installed a glass cube at the top of the Alps, creating what is billed as the tallest attraction in Europe
  
  


Mathieu Dechavanne, head of the Compagnie du Mont Blanc which runs the new attraction, steps into the box, which has stunning panoramic views over the French Alps.
A French tourism company has installed a glass skywalk on the top of 3km-high peak in Chamonix, claiming it to be "the tallest attraction in Europe". Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
A view from outside the installation, which opens to the public on Saturday.
The installation, which opens to the public on Saturday, has taken three years of development by Compagnie Du Mont Blanc. Visitors brave enough to Step into the Void will be reassured to know the box is made from three layers of glass bound together and can withstand winds of up to 200kmph. Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
Workers stand on top of the
Workers stand on top of the "Step into the Void" installation during construction. Photograph: Joelle Bozon/Compagnie du Mont Blanc Photograph: Joelle Bozon/Compagnie du Mont Blanc
Workers putting together the platform for the skywalk. Construction jobs don't come more terrifying than this.
Workers putting together the platform for the skywalk. Construction jobs don't come more terrifying than this. Photograph: Joelle Bozon/Compagnie du Mont Blanc Photograph: Joelle Bozon/Compagnie du Mont Blanc
If you can bring yourself to look down, this is the view you can expect to see.
If you can bring yourself to look down, this is the view you can expect to see. The closest piece of ground below it remains an unforgiving 1035m away. Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
To the south of the installation visitors should be able to view Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
To the south of the installation visitors should be able to view Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
There's an open space before you reach the installation, meaning you'll feel the cold mountain air before you step inside the glass box.
There's an open space before you reach the installation, meaning you'll feel the cold mountain air before you step inside. Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
In case you were in any doubt as to how high the installation is, this view shows how the glass box is perched at the top of the 3,842m Aiguille du Midi peak.
In case you were in any doubt as to how high the installation is, this view shows how the glass box is perched at the top of the 3842m Aiguille du Midi peak. Entry to the box is included with the price of a Aiguille du Midi cable car ride. Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP Photograph: Alexis Moro/AP
 

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