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Turn of Fortune (shi lai yun zhuan) is an unfinished centreless Ferris wheel which began construction in Bauhinia (Zijing) Park, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, in 2009.
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Specifications
It is 89 metres (292 ft) in height, taller than the world's tallest operational centreless Ferris wheel, the 60-metre (200 ft) Big O in Tokyo, Japan.
It has a diameter of 84 metres (276 ft), weighs 3000 tonnes, and cost $23.8 million (£15.5 million). It will have 24 passenger cars, each seating 5 people and moving at 0.2 m per second, taking approximately 22 minutes to travel the entire circumference.
Construction
Construction began in 2009, but completion has been repeatedly delayed. In March 2013 construction stopped for six month while safety checks were carried out after authorities became concerned about reports of corrosion due to exposure to the elements. Work restarted after a safety assessment by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
It had been due to open in June 2013, but this was put back to October, and then postponed again.