Climbing into the skies
above New York City
The highest accessible observation deck in the western hemisphere is supported by heavy plate steel from Dillinger
“How far can New York climb into the sky?” asked “New York World” magazine on January 20, 1907. At that time, the world’s first skyscraper – the Singer Building – was being built with a height of over 150 meters. Just one year later, the 47-storey Beaux-Arts-style tower was surpassed by the next record-breaking building. At 213.4 meters, the Metropolitan Life Tower was the tallest building in the world for four years. Then the Woolworth Building opened, with its 57 floors and 241 meters – many called it the eighth wonder of the world at the time. Today, New York has around 300 skyscrapers; only Shenzhen and Hong Kong have more.
So New York truly has climbed into the skies. You can see this especially well when you are standing on the “Edge” observation deck, where you can take in the entire skyline from the top of Central Park to the Statue of Liberty, and beyond.
Pinnacle of the city, pinnacle of innovation: Edge
Standing at a height of 335 meters on the observation deck of the city’s second tallest office tower, 30 Hudson Yards, New York is literally at your feet. The building was designed by the American architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox. Since opening on March 11, 2020, “Edge” has been a must-see attraction for every New York tourist. Breathtaking views are provided not only by the outward sloping, frameless glass panels on the sides: the free-floating glass floor also lets visitors peer 100 stories down, onto the vibrant life in the streets of the city that never sleeps. Edge is the highest observation platform in the western hemisphere and the second highest outdoor platform with a glass floor in the world.
Pure New York experience with heavy plate steel from Dillinger
The almost 700-square-meter triangular deck extends 24 meters out from the building at its tip. The 79 glass panels on the sides weigh 600 kilograms each. This imposing glass construction is held up by huge steel girders. Dillinger helped New York climb even further into the sky with more than 14,000 tons of heavy plate for 30 Hudson Yards. Pure quality for pure innovation.