Beijing Great Wheel

Beijing Great Wheel
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General information
StatusWent into receivership in 2010
TypeFerris wheel
LocationChaoyang Park, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°56′58″N 116°28′47″E / 39.94944°N 116.47972°E / 39.94944; 116.47972
Height208 m (682 ft)

The Beijing Great Wheel, (simplified Chinese: 北京朝天轮; traditional Chinese: 北京朝天輪; pinyin: Běijīng Cháotiānlún) a 208-metre (682 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel, was to have been constructed in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues. If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer (world's tallest 2008–2014).

The Great Wheel Corporation originally forecast the wheel would start turning on August 1, 2008, one week in advance of the Beijing-hosted 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2007, Chinese state media reported that construction had begun, with completion delayed until 2009 due to design issues.[1] Completion was subsequently rescheduled for 2010.[2][3]

On 3 May 2010 it was reported that Great Beijing Wheel Co., the company set up to build the wheel, had gone into receivership after breaching the conditions of a loan, with Ferrier Hodgson and Zolfo Cooper appointed as administrative receivers.[4]

  1. ^ a b Beijing begins construction of world's biggest wheel Archived 2013-07-05 at the Wayback Machine AFP 2007-11-05
  2. ^ "Beijing Great Wheel may face more delays". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Introduction". greatwheel.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  4. ^ "Beijing Ferris wheel company in receivership - IFR". FinanzNachrichten.de. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.