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The Hancock Center Observatory's Tilting Skydeck Is Nearing Completion

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 18, 2014 8:30PM

The John Hancock Center Observatory’s new tilting skydeck is almost ready to cause vertigo in scores of visitors and make the observatory a viable competitor to the Willis Sears Tower Skydeck.

The observatory, which is being rebranded as 360 Chicago, released a video rendering of how the new “tilt” attraction will operate. It looks pretty tame but let’s see what happens when up to eight people are strapped inside. The tilting skydecks are set to debut in April.

[h/t Curbed Chicago]