AmberSky Gdańsk is a 50-meter tall
ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsule ...
in
Gdańsk. It opened to the public in June 2016. It changed locations and reopened to the public on December 1, 2018. It is different from the Ferris wheel owned by Oscar Bruch from Germany that operated seasonally in Gdańsk before AmberSky's construction.
Design
The Netherlands-based Dutch Wheels designed and constructed the wheel. It is a model R50SP-36. It has 36 climate controlled gondolas that can accommodate eight people each. A VIP gondola features a glass floor. It weighs 440 tonnes.
References
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Operation Amber SkyRetrieved 2021-01-25.
Ferris wheels
Tourist attractions in Gdańsk