Weser Skywalk, Observation deck in Beverungen, Germany
Weser Skywalk is a galvanised steel observation deck built in 2011 on the easternmost of the seven Hannoversche Klippen, sandstone crags rising up to 80 m above the Weser. It has two levels with open grating floors and vertical railings: a lower main platform and an upper level reached by a short stair, projecting just over 4 m beyond the cliff edge. The structure is anchored to the rock with tension and compression piles and painted grey-brown.
The platform was approved in spring 2010 after geological surveys of the sandstone cliffs; assembly took place in February 2011 and it opened on 21 May 2011. District administrators Hubertus Backhaus and Friedhelm Spieker pushed the project through local opposition. The design came from Heinrich Kemper of the Höxter district planning office.
The name Weser-Skywalk combines the river's name with the English word for a walkway above the ground. At the railing visitors have attached love locks, whose keys are said to have been thrown toward the Weser, and a souvenir medallion machine stands at the site. The platform was inaugurated on 21 May 2011.
Two marked routes lead up: the demanding Klippenweg from Bad Karlshafen and the Holzweg from Würgassen, a trail with panels on the theme. The nearest rail stop is Bad Karlshafen; the former Sollingbahn halt at Würgassen lay below the cliffs. The platform is open at all times and no admission is charged.
The platform's steel frame rests on tension and compression piles pressed into the sandstone, because the cliff could not carry a conventional foundation. Visitors also leave love locks on the railing, throwing the keys toward the Weser, and a souvenir medal machine stands nearby.
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