오스트리아 비엔나 최고층 빌딩(250m)에 90도 가까이 기울어져
매달려 있는 빌딩 청소용역원들.
48층 높이(144m)에서 두사람이 구조를 기다리고 있다가
아무런 이상없이 소방원에 구조되었다.
Hanging in the balance:
Cleaners stranded as they work on Austria's tallest tower after their maintenance platform slips nearly 90 degrees
Two window cleaners were working on the 48th floor of DC Tower 1, Vienna
Cradle could be seen hanging 144 metres above the ground
They were later rescued by firefighters and walked away unhurt
By Stephanie Linning
This is the terrifying moment when two window cleaners were left stranded 144 metres above the ground when the platform they were working on stalled and slipped nearly 90 degrees.
The cradle could be seen dangling on an angle from the 48th floor of DC Tower 1 in Vienna, Austria - the country's tallest skyscraper.
It is not known how long the pair were left suspended on the side of the 250-metre high building before being rescued by firefighters.
Don't look down! The window cleaners were left stranded when the platform they were working on slipped nearly 90 degrees. They were working on DC Tower 1 in Vienna, Austria - the country's tallest skyscraper
Left hanging: A close-up view of the platform appears to show one of the workers, dressed in a bright jacket, clinging on to the raised side It is not known how long the pair were left stranded before being rescued
They both walked away from the ordeal unhurt.
The pair were working on DC Tower 1, also known as Donau City Tower 1, which is in Vienna's Donau City - a new urban residential and business centre in the city.
A close-up photo of the platform appears to show as one of the workers, dressed in a bright jacket, was holding on to the raised edge of the platform.
The 60-floor building was completed late last year and construction is underway on a second tower, DC Tower 2, which will be built nearby the first building
The striking skyscraper has a distinctive design, with the glass windows on one side cut to look like waves.
Most of the available floor space will be used for offices, with American health care company Baxter International has been confirmed as one of the largest tenants at DC Towers.
The upper floors have the option of being used for luxury apartments, while the first 15 floors will house a four-star hotel operated by the Spanish Sol Meliá Group.
There will also be a restaurant in one of the top floors. As of June 2012 tenants have been confirmed for 50 percent of the floor space according to the owner WED (Wiener Entwicklungsgesellschaft für den Donauraum).
