Baku Ferris Wheel
| Baku Ferris Wheel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Ferris wheel |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°21′17″N 49°50′15″E / 40.354717°N 49.837584°ECoordinates: 40°21′17″N 49°50′15″E / 40.354717°N 49.837584°E |
| Construction started | September 2013[1] |
| Opened |
10 March 2014 (first passengers carried) 12 March 2014 (opened to general public) |
| Height | 60 metres (197 ft) |
Baku Ferris Wheel, also known as the Baku Eye,[2][3][4] is a Ferris wheel on Baku Boulevard in the Seaside National Park of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
The wheel was built by the Dutch company Dutch Wheels.[5] It was opened on 10 March 2014 by the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev,[1] and opened to the public two days later.[6]
The wheel is 60 metres (200 ft) tall and has 30 cabins, each holding eight people. It makes a complete turn in 30 to 40 minutes.[6]
References
- 1 2 Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of a modern observation wheel in the new boulevard section of the National Seaside Park
- ↑ "Quaint landmark of new Baku". topnews.az. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Himelfarb, Ellen. "Baku: Fairmont Everyone's an Original". www.everyonesanoriginal.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Orujova, Nigar. "Baku citizens to celebrate New Year in air". www.azernews.az. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Baku Boulevard testing new “Ferris wheel”
- 1 2 Panorama of Baku from new Ferris wheel
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