Beijing Great Wheel

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Beijing Great Wheel

Location	Chaoyang Park, Beijing, China
Status	Proposed
Use	Observation wheel
Height
Roof	208 metres (682 ft)

The Beijing Great Wheel or Great Beijing Wheel is a proposed Observation wheel for Beijing, China.^[1] At the time of its completion in late 2009, it will be the highest and largest in the world. It is planned to stand at 208m (682 ft) and will carry up to 1,920 passengers. This will make it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, significantly higher than both the current record holder, the 165m Singapore Flyer, and the proposed 185m Great Berlin Wheel.

The wheel will be located in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, where Olympic events, such as volleyball, will take place at the 2008 Olympics. The wheel will have 48 air conditioned observation capsules that can carry up to 40 passengers. On a clear sunny day, it is expected that people will be able to see the Great Wall of China in the mountains to Beijing's north.

The cost of production for this wheel is to be around 200 million euros (around 139 million pounds) and tickets are expected to go for about 100 yuan (around 6 pounds) per person, however, the prices have still not been decided.

It is being built by the Great Wheel Corporation which also built the Singapore Flyer and the proposed Great Berlin Wheel which will stand at 185m.