Glass-panelled balustrade, - having at least one glass panel which in the foot region of said glass-panelled balustrade is held in a clamped manner in a U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4), this U-profile being a dimensionally stable profile, such as in particular a steel profile, - wherein the inner sides of the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of this U-profile have a planar face, - wherein the foot region of the glass panel at least in one part-region of the longitudinal extent thereof is provided so as to be pressed into at least one U-shaped profiled body (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3), - wherein the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) has two walls and a base, the two walls being in each case integrally connected to the base or being provided so as to be separate from the base, - wherein between the glass panel and the leg (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) at least in a part-region of the longitudinal extent of the glass panel a wedge (60, 60.4, 60.6, 61, 62, 62.4, 62.5, 62.6, 63, 154, 156) and/or pin (150, 152) which maintains the spacing of the glass panel from the leg (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) is provided, - wherein the maximum width of the space which is occupied by the U-shaped profile between the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of the U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4), in particular in the non-inserted state of a glass panel, is smaller than the mutual clear spacing of the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of the U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4) - wherein the glass panel is enclosed by the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) characterized in that - the two walls (42, 42.3, 42.4, 42.6, 42.10, 42.11, 44, 44.3, 44.4, 44.6, 44.10, 44.11, 132, 132.3, 134, 134.3, 240, 242) of the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) have a wall thickness in each case which tapers off toward the top, - the base of the U-shaped profile has a lateral left-hand chamfered edge and a right-hand chamfered edge or rounded edges, respectively. - having at least one glass panel which in the foot region of said glass-panelled balustrade is held in a clamped manner in a U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4), this U-profile being a dimensionally stable profile, such as in particular a steel profile, - wherein the inner sides of the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of this U-profile have a planar face, - wherein the foot region of the glass panel at least in one part-region of the longitudinal extent thereof is provided so as to be pressed into at least one U-shaped profiled body (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3), - wherein the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) has two walls and a base, the two walls being in each case integrally connected to the base or being provided so as to be separate from the base, - wherein between the glass panel and the leg (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) at least in a part-region of the longitudinal extent of the glass panel a wedge (60, 60.4, 60.6, 61, 62, 62.4, 62.5, 62.6, 63, 154, 156) and/or pin (150, 152) which maintains the spacing of the glass panel from the leg (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) is provided, - wherein the maximum width of the space which is occupied by the U-shaped profile between the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of the U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4), in particular in the non-inserted state of a glass panel, is smaller than the mutual clear spacing of the two legs (22, 22.2, 22.6, 24, 24.2, 24.6) of the U-profile (20, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4) - wherein the glass panel is enclosed by the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) characterized in that - the two walls (42, 42.3, 42.4, 42.6, 42.10, 42.11, 44, 44.3, 44.4, 44.6, 44.10, 44.11, 132, 132.3, 134, 134.3, 240, 242) of the U-shaped profile (34, 34.2, 34.4, 34.5, 34.6, 34.8, 34.10, 34.11, 34.15, 130, 130.3) have a wall thickness in each case which tapers off toward the top, - the base of the U-shaped profile has a lateral left-hand chamfered edge and a right-hand chamfered edge or rounded edges, respectively.