Above the Grand Canyon paved trail Heaven (photo) Bashny.Net

The opening ceremony of the viewing platform "Sky Trail» (Skywalk), built over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA.
The first visitor of "Heaven trail" Tuesday was the astronaut Buzz Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) - the second man to walk on the moon. Impressions of his walk down the hall with a transparent bottom, which is located at an altitude of 1, 2 kilometers above the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Aldrin described as "excellent».
Among the first visitors of "Heaven trail" were also representatives of the Indian tribe hualapai (Hualapai), whose ancestors once inhabited the territory adjacent to this part of the Grand Canyon. Hualapai, whose reservation is about 150 kilometers from "Heaven trail", took an active part in the creation of a viewing platform, which should attract many tourists.
For the average tourist viewing platform opens March 28, 2007.
The cost of the creation of "Heaven trail", the construction of which began in March 2004, valued at $ 30 million. The building consists of two parts - a building located on a cliff and a horseshoe tunnel with a transparent bottom, which is issued at 20 meters above the Grand Canyon.
According to the creators of the viewing platform, built building with a large margin of safety. The tunnel is able to withstand a load of 35 tons, wind gusts up to 160 kilometers per hour and earthquakes up to 8 on the Richter scale.
It is expected that both will be able to enjoy views of 120 visitors. Admission to the "Heaven trail" will cost about $ 25. It is expected that in the first year of the observation deck of her visit to 600 thousand people, and in subsequent years the number of visitors will increase to one million per year.