- Star of Nanchang
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building_name=Star of Nanchang
location=Nanchang ,Jiangxi , China.
roof=convert|160|m|ft|0
built=2006
engineer=
architect=
use=Observation wheelThe Star of Nanchang, formerly the world's tallest operating
Ferris wheel , stands at 160 meters (525 feet) high and is located in the eastern Chinese city ofNanchang , the provincial capital of Jiangxi Province. It opened for business in May 2006, and cost 57 million Yuan (roughly $7.3 million) to build. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSPEK28078820070112 Shanghai scraps world's tallest Ferris wheel plan] ] Tickets for the Star of Nanchang cost 50 Yuan (just over US$6).The Star of Nanchang has 61 enclosed climate-controlled gondolas, each carrying up to 8 passengers, for a maximum capacity of 480 passengers. A single rotation of the Ferris wheel takes approximately 30 minutes; the slow rotation speed allows passengers to embark and disembark from the gondolas without any need for the rotation to be stopped.
The Star of Nanchang was surpassed in height by the
Singapore Flyer when it opened on February 11, 2008, at 165 meters (541 feet) high. But both will be surpassed in 2009, when theBeijing Great Wheel is completed. Currently planned at 208 meters (682 feet) it is predicted to accommodate 1,920 passengers.Notes
References
* [http://www.sameco.net/ Shanghai Amusement Machine Engineering Co] - the builder of the wheel
* [http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/02/china_claims_worlds_largest_ferris_wheel/ World's Tallest Ferris Wheel - The Star of Nanchang]
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