The first project in our series is the ‘Beijing Great Wheel’
In a bid to boost tourism in China, construction has begun for the soon to-be ‘tallest & largest observation Ferris wheel’ in the world. The Ferris named, ‘Beijing Great Wheel’ is to be located in eastern Beijing’s Chaoyang Park, venue for beach volleyball in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and would stand at a soaring 680 feet (207 metres) dwarfing the London Eye which is about 135 metres (443 feet) and the Singapore flyer which towers at 165 metres (541 feet).
Beijing wheel is expected have 48 air-conditioned capsules with each capsule having the capacity of carrying 40 passengers.
The $99 million project was originally intended to be erected in time for this summer’s Olympics games in Beijing but has been delayed by 12 months due to a number of design changes. Would you go on it?
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