Sun of Moscow
Солнце Москвы
General information
StatusOperating
TypeObservation wheel
LocationVDNH
Address2nd Ostankinskaya Street, 3
Town or cityMoscow
CountryRussia
Construction startedNovember 2020
CompletedJuly 2022
Opened10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)
Height140 metres (460 ft)
Website
en.moscow-sun.ru

The Sun of Moscow (Russian: Солнце Москвы, romanized: Solntse Moskvy) is a panoramic wheel in VDNKh park, Moscow, Russia. It was constructed in 2022 as a replacement for previously dismantled Moscow-850. At 140 m high minus the height of the elevated platform, it became the tallest Ferris wheel in Russia and in Europe, surpassing London Eye (135 m) in raw height, while still smaller in diameter.[1] The wheel opened on the City Day 11 September 2022, when Moscow's 875th anniversary was celebrated.[2]

The total weight of the parts is about 1,500 tons. The wheel has 30 cabins. Each of them weighs 4300 kilograms and can accommodate up to 15 people. One revolution takes 18 minutes 40 seconds. Visibility from the wheel is about 50 kilometers (31 miles).[3]

There were concerns among locals about the safety, noise, and possible ecological impact of the wheel on its surroundings.[4][5] The launch of the wheel was plagued with technical issues.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "В Москве открыли самое большое колесо обозрения в Европе". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Vladimir Putin celebrates huge new Ferris wheel in Moscow". 11 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Moscow Ferris Wheel 2023 — ticket price, height, tips". 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ ""Солнце Москвы" ужаснуло горожан". Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Восход "Солнца Москвы" или закат для жителей Останкино". Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. ↑ Колесо обозрения «Солнце Москвы», которое вчера открыл Путин, закрылось - Афиша Daily
  7. ↑ Misic, Katy (11 September 2022). "Ferris wheel opened by Putin in Moscow stops working a day later | Alugy". Retrieved 2022-09-20.

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