Is Ain Dubai the biggest in the world?

Ain Dubai (Arabic: ??? ???; eng: 'eye of Dubai') is the tallest giant observation wheel (or 'Ferris' wheel) ever built, standing over 243 m (800') high; opening in October 2021, the wheel has been shuttered and effectively non-operational since March of 2022.



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Ain Dubai is 75 metres taller than the London Eye.

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Ain Dubai is 250 metres high, soaring well above the world's other large observation wheels. It's not in Dubai's nature to beat a record by a few centimetres. Take, for instance, the world's tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa, which is 150 metres higher than its closest rival, Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118.

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Construction didn't start until May 2015 at an estimated cost of US$1.6 billion. Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Starneth Engineering were appointed as the primary design and construction contractors.

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There are now four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), Suzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2009), and Tianjin Eye (completed 2008). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the 160-metre (520 ft) Star of Nanchang, which opened in 2006.

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