October 28, 2006: Unique "Ferris bridge", the Tianjin Eye

Undertoad · 10-28-2006, 11:44 AM

Spluch coughs up the details on this artist's conception of a project to be completed next year in Tianjin, China.

It'll be 110 metres high, holding 48 sealed air-conditioned capsules, which in turn hold as many as 8 passengers. It'll take a half-hour to completely spin, so this truly is an observation platform and not a ride.

The river it's crossing is the Haihe. I'll bet it's part of the program to build things for when they host the Olympics.

Some details come from this Chinese page.

10-28-2006, 11:44 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	October 28, 2006: Unique "Ferris bridge", the Tianjin Eye Spluch coughs up the details on this artist's conception of a project to be completed next year in Tianjin, China. It'll be 110 metres high, holding 48 sealed air-conditioned capsules, which in turn hold as many as 8 passengers. It'll take a half-hour to completely spin, so this truly is an observation platform and not a ride. The river it's crossing is the Haihe. I'll bet it's part of the program to build things for when they host the Olympics. Some details come from this Chinese page.

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