Skyview, Glass gondola attraction at Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.
Skyview is a glass gondola system on the exterior of the spherical Avicii Arena that carries visitors 130 meters above the ground. Two transparent cabins hold up to twelve passengers each and travel slowly around the building's curved surface.
The Avicii Arena opened in 1989 originally as the Globe and was renamed in 2021 to honor Swedish musician Tim Bergling. The gondola system was added later as a visitor attraction to showcase the distinctive building from a new angle.
Passengers can access multilingual information about Stockholm's landmarks through QR codes during the ride. This allows visitors to learn about the city's growth while enjoying views from above.
The journey takes about twenty minutes and is fairly easy to access from ground level. Visitors should note that operations vary by day and may be affected by severe weather conditions.
Swedish engineers from Östersund designed this external gondola system, and it remains the only one of its kind installed on a spherical building anywhere in the world. This engineering achievement makes it a rare feat in cable transportation technology.
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