The national Capital will soon add another tourist attraction to its kitty as a bird’s eye view of the city will soon be possible through an elevated tourist gallery on top of the upcoming Signature Bridge.

Perched at a height of 150 feet, which is double the height of Qutub Minar, the gallery will provide a panoramic view of the city to the public.

An engineering marvel, the gallery will boast four lifts that will be one of a kind in the world, as they will ascend at an angle of 80 degrees and not straight up.

These unique express lifts will reach the height of 150 feet in barely 1.5 minutes.

Situated at the top of the main entrance of the Signature Bridge, the gallery will be constructed by an expert agency appointed by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC).

Developed by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation over the river Yamuna in Wazirabad, the upcoming Signature Bridge itself will be a global architectural marvel.

Assisted by thick iron cables, the bridge will hang like a swing on both sides of a 151 feet tall tower, on top of which this gallery will be constructed.

The engineers involved in the construction of this state-of-the-art bridge have not only prepared a design for the upcoming gallery but have also initiated the work on its construction. Officials said work has also begun on the top structure of the tower along with the rest of the tower, which is being constructed in Shanghai, China.

According to the superintendent engineer of the Signature Bridge, Priyank Mittal the tower will be balanced on four legs, two in the north and the rest towards the south. Four lifts located on each leg of the tower, will provide access to this gallery.

“The parts of the bridge where the tower’s legs will be situated will be broadened to ensure that traffic movement on the bridge remains unaffected while the tourists are using the lifts to ascend the gallery.

The bridge will be constructed in two parts, whereby the first part will be inclined at an angle of 80 degrees while the second part will make the same angle in the opposite direction.

Due to this, the tower will appear to be in the shape of a bow, due to which the tourists will have to change the lift to ascend to the gallery perched above. Due to the inclination of the tower in opposite directions, the motion of the lifts will also be inclined,” he added.

It is considered to be an engineering challenge to construct the lifts ascending in inclined motion. Each of the lifts will weigh 500 kilograms and will carry four people at a time.

The gallery will be able to hold 20 people at a time. The tower, which is currently under construction at a workshop in Shanghai, is expected to reach Delhi within the next two to three months.