The Bailong Elevator (literally Hundred Dragons Elevator) is a glass elevator

Elevator

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 built onto the side of a huge cliff in the Wulingyuan

Wulingyuan

Wulingyuan is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China, noted for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some of which are over in height and are a type of karst formation. The site is in the Zhangjiajie City and lies about from Changsha, the capital of...

 area of Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie

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, China

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 that is 1070 feet (326.1 m) high. It is claimed to be the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world.

Construction of the elevator began in October 1999, and it was opened to the public by 2002. The environmental effects of the elevator have been a subject of debate and controversy, as the Wulingyan area was designated a World Heritage Site

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 in 2002. Operations were stopped for 10 months in 2002-2003, reportedly due to safety concerns, not environmental ones.(6 September 2003). Sightseeing elevators restart at world heritage site, China Daily

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