Tianjin Eye, the official name The Tientsin Eye, is a -tall giant
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 ...
built above the
Yongle Bridge
Yongle () (23 January 1403 – 19 January 1425) was the era name of the Yongle Emperor, the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China.
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(formerly Chihai Bridge), over the
Hai River
The Hai River (海河, lit. "Sea River"), also known as the Peiho, ("White River"), or Hai Ho, is a Chinese river connecting Beijing to Tianjin and the Bohai Sea.
The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five watercourses: the ...
in
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
, China.
Construction started in 2007, with completion of the main body on 18 December 2007, and the wheel opened to the public on 7 April 2008.
At the time of its completion, only the
London Eye,
Star of Nanchang
The Star of Nanchang ( or ) is a -tall Ferris wheel located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province.
The Star of Nanchang opened for business in May 2006, having cost 57 million yuan (roughly $7.3 million) to bu ...
, and
Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் ராட்டினம் is an observation wheel at the Downtown Core district of Singapore. Officially opened on 15 April 2008, it has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to acco ...
were taller.
![Tianjin Eye](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Tianjin_Eye.jpg)
Tianjin Eye, also called "The Tientsin Eye" is electrically powered and has 48 passenger capsules, each able to carry 8 passengers, and takes 30 minutes to complete a rotation, giving a maximum capacity of 768 passengers per hour.
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External links
Photos at panoramio.com
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Buildings and structures in Tianjin
Ferris wheels in China
Tourist attractions in Tianjin