World's Tallest Outdoor Elevator

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00:00This is the Bailong Elevator, the world's tallest outdoor lift, which is located deep

00:13in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China.

00:17It is claimed to be the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world, standing at

00:22326 metres or 1070 feet, and holds the Guinness World Record for the world's tallest outdoor

00:28lift.

00:29The upper 171 metre section of the glass elevator is above ground and built on the

00:35side of a cliff, and gives passengers a spectacular view of the area's massive sandstone pillar

00:40formations, with the tallest reaching heights of more than 3,000 feet.

00:59The Bailong Elevator is the world's tallest outdoor lift, which is located in the Zhangjiajie

01:30Now you might be thinking, these mountains look familiar, well these monolithic pillars

01:38are what inspired the floating hallelujah mountains in the movie Avatar.

01:48The Bailong Elevator was opened to the public in 2002, and was built into a carefully selected

01:53quartz sandstone cliff face, into which tunnels and shafts were dug to accommodate the three

01:58glass face double deck elevators.

02:00The lift has a total height of 1070 feet, which the lower 505 feet are embedded inside

02:07the mountain wall, with the upper 565 feet consisting of an exposed steel derrick.

02:13There are three elevators that take passengers up and down.

02:16The elevator isn't the only place to get a good view, viewing platforms at the top are

02:20a great place to snap a picture, but the elevator is the best way to get a view of the monolithic

02:26rock columns.

02:56It's said the descent in one of these three double deck elevators used to take 110 seconds,

03:18but has been reduced to 66 seconds, but I have no doubt, because of that amazing view,

03:24that is one minute you will remember the rest of your life.

03:28Anyway, that's the end of this video, thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time.

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