Where is the biggest ferris wheel in the world
The Megaproject of Dubai. The Largest Ferris Wheel in the world
what could be more beautiful than
climbing up in the sky watching a huge
metropolis the first observation wheel
built in Chicago back in 1893 mark the
beginning of a race between cities in
height the Las Vegas 168 meter high
roller is currently the leader however
Dubai is preparing to become a serious
competitor next year Dubai will host the
Expo 2020 International Exhibition which
is a symbol of industrialization and an
open platform for demonstrating
technological achievements based on how
seriously local authorities take the
development of infrastructure the level
of their ambitions can only be envied a
whole blue waters Island was built
specially for the exhibition as part of
the project an elite residential area
was built on the island a giant 210
meter in Dubai observation wheel should
become its main highlight literally the
name translates as the Eye of Dubai
after construction is over it should
become the largest observation wheel in
the world and beat its predecessor the
high roller wheel in Las Vegas by as
much as 138 feet installation of the
observation wheel was announced back in
2013 initially three years were
allocated for implementation of the
project however in 2016 the grand
opening did not take place the estimated
cost of the construction project which
also includes construction of the blue
waters island is 1.6 billion dollars
272 million dollars of the amounts will
be spent on the wheel construction two
of the largest cranes in the world with
a height of 591 feet are involved in the
construction huge parts of the
observation wheel are mounted using them
the total weight of the structure under
construction will exceed 9,000 tons
which is 25% more than the weight of the
Eiffel Tower at the same time much in
this splendid construction remains a
mystery the developer simply does not
reveal many details apparently with the
aim of surprising visitors immediately
after launch so for example we indicated
that the height of the wheel will be 689
feet however till now no one knows the
exact height from
the base to the highest point the Mirage
construction company is vaguely hinting
that the wheel will turn out to be more
than six hundred eighty nine feet high
but does not announce the exact height
however rumors are already saying that
the total wheel height will be 820 feet
so far this is nothing more than a
speculation in total it is planned to
use 192 metal cables with a length of
more than 1491 miles in the design of
the wheel this length is enough to cover
the distance from Dubai to Cairo besides
their total weight is approximately
equal to the mass of 16 Airbus a380 up
to 1400 people can ride the wheel at the
same time
48 spacious booths with a special
coating to protect from the hot Dubai
Sun will ensure total enjoyment of the
gorgeous views of Dubai and the Persian
Gulf fortunately there will be something
to see around the wheel will open an
overview of the tallest building in the
world the Burj Khalifa the famous burj
al arab hotel and the artificial island
of Palm Jumeirah
from this height the viewing radius will
be about 31 miles and the time spent on
a full circle will take about 30 minutes
by the way
Hyundai is engaged in the design of the
passenger capsules which will be
produced at the Swiss rides factory
construction parts were made of German
and Korean components that were
delivered by sea on barges in fact in
Dubai can be easily called an
international project the wheel will be
equipped with artificial intelligence as
passenger capsules will be equipped with
climate control systems that will take
into consideration temperature
differences when lifting the capsules to
the heights large liquid crystal screens
will be installed there too with all the
interactive information about all the
sites seen from the windows displayed at
the base of the wheel a huge 262 foot
LED screen will be installed according
to constructors the wheel is expected to
open by the end of 2019 analysts suggest
that it should attract to Dubai an
additional 3 million tourists a year
time will show whether their expectation
will be fulfilled or not however this
gigantic building promises to gain a
foothold of the highest observation
wheel in the world
for a long time
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