Status Complete Location Baku, Azerbaijan Height 60 m | Type Ferris wheel Address Baku, Azerbaijan Construction started September 2013 | |
Opened 10 March 2014 (first passengers carried)
12 March 2014 (opened to general public) Similar Sheikh İbrahim Mosque, Azerbaijan State Theatre o, Shirvanshahs' bath houses, Tuba Shahi Mosque, Ismat Gayibov Stadium | ||
Baku Ferris Wheel, also known as the Baku Eye, 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. It was opened on 10 March 2014 by the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, and opened to the public two days later.
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.
Baku ferris wheel
References
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