Stopping to Admire the View(1) | 观景台大赏

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by Matthew Brown


让设计精巧的观景台带你欣赏世界的美景。


The world is filled with great heights that rise far above where most humans tread. Thanks to talented engineers and architects, we sometimes have the chance to see what it's like among the clouds and birds. In special spots around the globe, beautiful and interesting viewing platforms allow us to see the world from towering perspectives.


On the Dachstein Sky Walk in Austria, you might find yourself looking down on the clouds instead of the other way around. This incredible structure, which is higher than Niagara Falls, is known as the "Balcony of the Alps." As its name reflects, the Sky Walk is a viewing platform made of glass and metal and looks out on the snowy mountains of the Alps. The view is near perfect because visitors can gaze 360 degrees to see Slovenia to the south and the Czech Republic to the north.


Some platforms are more than just structures for viewing alluring landscapes. The Aurland Lookout in Norway, for example, is itself a work of art. Designed by a pair of respected architects, the Lookout stands over 600 meters above the Aurland fjord. This fascinating structure looks as if it were a skateboard ramp that was bought at IKEA and then built on the side of a hill. Seen from the side, its curved edge makes it look like a boomerang. At the end of the Lookout, the only thing between you and the ground below is a sheet of glass, and you can walk to the edge and peer over if you are brave enough.


这世界充满许多超越人类足迹所能遍及之处。多亏工程界和建筑界的奇才,我们才有机会徜徉在云端以及身处鸟儿飞翔的高空。在世上一些特殊的地方有着美丽又有趣的观景台,让我们能居高临下,俯瞰这个世界。


  在奥地利的达斯坦天空步道,你会发现自己不是向上看,而是向下眺望云海。这座壮观的建筑比尼加拉瓜瀑布还高,被称为『阿尔卑斯山的阳台』。而这座由玻璃和金属打造成的观景平台,也不负其名地远眺阿尔卑斯山的皑皑山峰。这里的景色近乎完美,游客可以从 360 度的视角,一路望到南方的斯洛维尼亚以及北方的捷克共和国。


  有些观景台则不只是用来欣赏美景的建筑而已。例如挪威的奥尔兰瞭望台,本身就是一件艺术品。它由著名的建筑师双人组设计而成,矗立于奥尔兰峡湾上,标高 600 多公尺。这座迷人的建筑看起来就像把从宜家家居买来的滑板斜坡盖在山坡上。从侧边看来,它的弧度就像一支回力镖。在瞭望台的尽头,所立之处和脚下的地面仅隔着一片玻璃;胆子够大的人,大可走到瞭望台边缘去看个过瘾。

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