Europe’s largest Ferris wheel is to be built at Moscow’s exhibition and amusement park VDNKH, M24.ru reports. According to the press department of the fairground, the new complex, with a total area of almost seven hectares, is to be located near the southern entrance of the park.
The gigantic 459-foot-high (140-meter) wheel is designed to have 30 closed cabins, including three “superior” ones, each with a capacity of 20. The glass-walled cabins will offer a 360-degrees bird’s eye view over Moscow.
For visitors’ comfort each cabin will be equipped with air-conditioning and a heating system, which also means the wheel will operational all year round in any weather. The complex will be able to accommodate 600 people at a time and will complete a full rotation in 25 minutes.
Promoters say that guests will be shown a 4D-movie about the history of the wheel. Also, each cabin will have a guide to answer visitors' questions.
The old 240-foot-high (73-meter) Ferris wheel at VDNKH was dismantled in July 2016. The new one will be the largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world, competing with the 541-foot (165-meter) Singapore Flyer in Singapore and the famous 443-foot (135-meter) London Eye.
