The biggest observation weel in the world to be built in Abu-Dhabi, UAE.

[The-Sultan]

Abu-dhabi the capital city of the united arab emirates to host the biggest observation weel in the world .... with a hight of 600 feet and at a cost of 750 million AED (208 million dollars).the development contains a mall and a hotel.
the United arab emirates will also host the biggest observation weel in the middle east and the first of its kind in Asia, which is getting built now in sharjah .. another city in the same country .... Dubai is a city in the same country too, but with no observation weel yet. :)



the biggest in the world ..
http://www.alkhaleej.ae/dak/images/2005/03/23/e2.jpg

source: alkhaleej news paper the article (http://www.alkhaleej.ae/eco/show_article.cfm?val=151885) (in arabic)

[Malt]

so... i spose its good to see something in the UAE outside Dubai

[Chad]

OH MY>

[baqthier]

Looks shorter than 600ft but then it's just a rendering. It looks unique and the design sheds off the "mechanical look"

[capslock]

Isn't this strange 'Mine is bigger than yours' need of UAE a bit of a sign of insecurity? Ah well... looks cool anyway.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Looks interesting, it's good it's in Abu Dhabi, cause everythin else is in Dubai. Not bad 27 mins for one revolution.

[Bikes]

Holy COW :)

[Dubai-Lover]

sees like one part of the project is a tower
look at all the balconies!

a residential tower and a wheel in one structure, that's cool!

[Dubai-Lover]

here are some renders of the project

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_01.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_02.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_03.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_04.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_05.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_06.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_07.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_08.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_09.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_10.jpg

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_11.jpg

[Jan]

Great project!

[The Mad Hatter!!]

whats next,the worlds biggest dinosaur or maybe the worlds biggest ice machine.

uae sure has penis envy,or just wants to be the biggest at everything.\

still wouldn't mind seeing this when its done,i wonder if you can see burj dubai from this thing.

[www.sercan.de]

coll, i think for Dubai they will need a higer one because of the skyscrapers :D

[birminghamculture]

Nice design. but honestly, what is thier to see in Abu-Dhabi ... any historical monuments? palaces? famous sites to tourist folk?

It just doesnt seem plausable

[Black Cat]

What a bizarre design, the Montreal Olympic stadium meets the London Eye!

This will rank as one of the really dumb projects proposed in this era, it would be incredibly questionable to waste the world's resources building anything as ridiculous as this! Who is the great mind behind this?

[birminghamculture]

What a bizarre design, the Montreal Olympic stadium meets the London Eye!

This will rank as one of the really dumb projects proposed in this era, it would be incredibly questionable to waste the world's resources building anything as ridiculous as this! Who is the great mind behind this?

Whoever it is are bloody stupid ... why would anyone pay £20 or whatever to spend half of the trip looking out onto the ocean and the rest, to a desert. :sleepy:

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_10.jpg

[Manu84]

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[Dubai-Lover]

Nice design. but honestly, what is thier to see in Abu-Dhabi ... any historical monuments? palaces? famous sites to tourist folk?

It just doesnt seem plausable

the redesigned cornice
al nayan mosque (one of the world's largest)
emirates palace hotel (world's 2nd 7-star hotel)
several malls
downtown
(those who live in abu dhabi could give us a better list)


and with all the stuff being built it will soon have many things to visit

the emirates dubai & abu dhabi geographically grow together more and more
distance to dubai is a 1-hour drive, but there will be a high-speed rail system to be announced over the next months, linking the gulf countries

[GUTO4EVER]

WWWooowww... Amazing...

[Jonny 5]

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_11.jpg

Why is in a completly different place in some of the renderings?

In most it's out to sea but in some it's on the mainland.

[Dubai-Lover]

Whoever it is are bloody stupid ... why would anyone pay £20 or whatever to spend half of the trip looking out onto the ocean and the rest, to a desert.

:ohno:
who says there is nothing around??? :sly:
who says it costs 20 pounds??? :sly:
shut up if you only have stupid and wrong stuff to say :bash:



What a bizarre design, the Montreal Olympic stadium meets the London Eye!

This will rank as one of the really dumb projects proposed in this era, it would be incredibly questionable to waste the world's resources building anything as ridiculous as this! Who is the great mind behind this?

wow, another expert!!! :bash: :wallbash:

[baqthier]

Whoever it is are bloody stupid ... why would anyone pay £20 or whatever to spend half of the trip looking out onto the ocean and the rest, to a desert. :sleepy:


Abu Dhabi has the largest skyline in the middle east. Definitely more to see than what you just mentioned!

[FerrariEnzo]

peeeerty

[luv2bebrown]

http://www.fedfin.gov.ae/images/abu1.jpg = the view?

[skokster123]

Ugly

[Viriatox]

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[FK]

Looks impressive, but why is everything being built on an 'island' ?

Is Abu Dhabi short of land ?

[james2390]

Kind of fugly, but cool.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Looks impressive, but why is everything being built on an 'island' ?

Is Abu Dhabi short of land ?


No, Abu Dhabi has a lot of land. I think putting it in the sea is part of it being attractive, a ferris wheel in the sea sounds cool. You should get nice views of the skyline and surrounding areas.

[birminghamculture]

Abu Dhabi has the largest skyline in the middle east. Definitely more to see than what you just mentioned!

Still nothing worth paying your hand earned cash for.

[DD2020]

What's a creation!!!! SO GREAT man.......

[AltinD]

Still nothing worth paying your hand earned cash for.

If I knew nothing about London, I could have said the same for the London Eye.

Fortunatelly for me I know about London, unfortunatelly for you, you don't know ... nothing about Abu Dhabi, so the difference is right there.

[redbaron_012]

All this is all very well but will they ever have the worlds biggest banana......it's somewhere north on the Australian coast. OK I know now next week we will hear they will build a bigger one.......shucks! Being serious it is good to see someone out there is pushing the boundaries as mankind has done since the start of time and is way better than trying to wipe eachother out!

[Postuh]

Bizarrrrrr...

:cheers:

[redbaron_012]

Postuh....To you this is biizar???OK I have to say it is the night before Easter and I have had a few VB's.....Beers. But The truth is it is great that the world meets on this medium....I am relaxing after work and how can anyone know where I am at......I live in a good city and live my life and enjoy all this. Dubia is so dynamic........the world depends on petrolium..fuel???? and lots of it is under sands in the middle east. Forget politics we all live on this planet with children and granchildren and just want to live our lives as happy as we we can but politics and religion seem to stuff it all up.This is not for this but in the end what is there. Dubai is a dynamic place building advanced technology and pushing boundaries in size and height .....money can do this but if in peace we can push boundaries why complain. Just enjoy!.........I also know that drinking is not a thing for some cultures but it makes me say what is and in the end that is all!

[Nemo01]

Cool! The UAE is becoming a real life Disneyland. So many new weird buildings, it makes me dizzy. When this is all finished i would visit it once.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Still nothing worth paying your hand earned cash for.

Can I ask how did you come to this conclusion? Have you been to Abu Dhabi before?

[birminghamculture]

Can I ask how did you come to this conclusion? Have you been to Abu Dhabi before?


What im trying to say is, World Famous landmarks are pretty much limited in Abu-Dhabi. The only thing being offered is a view over a skyscraper jungle and water.

The London eye only works because of the status of buildings around it. This is what people pay to see.

http://www.londoneye.com/flash/eye_view_launcher.html

Marble Arch
Buckingham Palace
MI5
Constitution Arch
Victoria Station
Nelsons Column
Westminster Abbey
Harrods
Royal Albert Hall
Albert Memorial
Westminster Cathedral
The Oval
M16 Headquarters
Battersea Power Station
Imperial War Museum
Lambath Palace
County Hall
Houses of Parliment
Waterloo International Station
Imax Cinema
Oxo Tower
Tate Modern
Globe Theatre
St Pauls Cathedral
HMS Belfast
Tower Bridge
Lloyds Building
Tower of London
Swiss Re - London City Skyline
Royal Festival Hall
Hungerford Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Charing Cross
Cleopatras Needle
Shell Max House
Somerset House
Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
Aviation Authroity
Centerpoint
British Museum
Senate House
BT Tower
Barbican
Canary Wharf
and obviously, The rest of London ...

[Jonny 5]

^You idiot. Abu-Dhabi is not jungle and water.

It has a huge skyline to look at.
http://www.uae.gov.ae/images/abu1.jpg

[Qatar4Ever]

^You idiot. He meant Abu-Dhabi's huge skyline is like a jungle.

I think its a kool project !

[city of the future]

its not a dull grey color like london

[Worlds of Earth]

Thats 10m higher that the Singapore Flyer...

[Englishman]

That's cool.

I'm sort of jealous of these new cities in the middle east and SE Asia that can just build big, bold structures. In most of Europe planning regulations (rightly in most cases) limit such things.

[Worlds of Earth]

That's odd. I would say the same for Singapore.

[onetwothree]

Pretty unique design. Looks cool

[capslock]

Still think this is compensating for something.... :)

[AltinD]

What im trying to say is, World Famous landmarks are pretty much limited in Abu-Dhabi. The only thing being offered is a view over a skyscraper jungle and water.

The London eye only works because of the status of buildings around it. This is what people pay to see.

http://www.londoneye.com/flash/eye_view_launcher.html

Marble Arch
Buckingham Palace
MI5
Constitution Arch
Victoria Station
Nelsons Column
Westminster Abbey
Harrods
Royal Albert Hall
Albert Memorial
Westminster Cathedral
The Oval
M16 Headquarters
Battersea Power Station
Imperial War Museum
Lambath Palace
County Hall
Houses of Parliment
Waterloo International Station
Imax Cinema
Oxo Tower
Tate Modern
Globe Theatre
St Pauls Cathedral
HMS Belfast
Tower Bridge
Lloyds Building
Tower of London
Swiss Re - London City Skyline
Royal Festival Hall
Hungerford Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Charing Cross
Cleopatras Needle
Shell Max House
Somerset House
Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
Aviation Authroity
Centerpoint
British Museum
Senate House
BT Tower
Barbican
Canary Wharf
and obviously, The rest of London ...

Do you know that London Eye is operated and 1/3 owned by DUBAI Goverment now. Another piece of English pride "leaving" for Dubai :D

BTW, shouldn't be MI6 and not M16

[Sy]

Still nothing worth paying your hand earned cash for.

I think you're being a bit silly over this. There are some stunning buildings being built in dubai. I'm sure this will offer some great views of them.

My only concern is the size. As it is much larger than the London Eye how will they balance the getting on/off versus the speed of the wheel. The Eye is a much smaller circle so it has a fairly long trip but still moves fairly slowly so people can get on/off without it stopping all the time.

With this planned one the wheel is much larger so the distance a pod has to travel is longer, they will either have to have the wheel go faster to keep the trip at a reasonable trip length for people, but this will cause problems for people getiing on/off. Or they will have to make it go slowly so people can get on/off but then have a really long trip time. Or they will have to have it go fast-stop-fast-stop-fast-stop so everyone can get on/off but not people up there for ages.

Anyone who has been on the Eye will know how quickly it moves and that they only really stop it for old/disabled people. Everyone else has to do a quick walk to get on as it moves along the curved platform.

[Dubai-Lover]

Do you know that London Eye is operated and 1/3 owned by DUBAI Goverment now. Another piece of English pride "leaving" for Dubai :D

BTW, shouldn't be MI6 and not M16

yes right and they also bought the whole tussauds group worldwide
the wax figures are now in dubai's possession ;)

[Sy]

Do you know that London Eye is operated and 1/3 owned by DUBAI Goverment now. Another piece of English pride "leaving" for Dubai :D

BTW, shouldn't be MI6 and not M16
yeah but most of Dubai is being designed, built and staffed by british and foreign labour. :runaway:

I also think, despite who owns the Eye, Britian can still be proud of it! It is a stunning piece of engineering and looks very nice in London. We can also be proud that it is so nice that foreign comapanies see it as a good investment! Lets hope they start building some towers in London, they would make far more money if they build some of the dubai towers in London, far more!

[jonovision]

I love the design. It looks awesome!!! :eek2: :eek2:

[Bahraini Spirit]

What im trying to say is, World Famous landmarks are pretty much limited in Abu-Dhabi. The only thing being offered is a view over a skyscraper jungle and water.

The London eye only works because of the status of buildings around it. This is what people pay to see.

http://www.londoneye.com/flash/eye_view_launcher.html

Marble Arch
Buckingham Palace
MI5
Constitution Arch
Victoria Station
Nelsons Column
Westminster Abbey
Harrods
Royal Albert Hall
Albert Memorial
Westminster Cathedral
The Oval
M16 Headquarters
Battersea Power Station
Imperial War Museum
Lambath Palace
County Hall
Houses of Parliment
Waterloo International Station
Imax Cinema
Oxo Tower
Tate Modern
Globe Theatre
St Pauls Cathedral
HMS Belfast
Tower Bridge
Lloyds Building
Tower of London
Swiss Re - London City Skyline
Royal Festival Hall
Hungerford Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Charing Cross
Cleopatras Needle
Shell Max House
Somerset House
Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
Aviation Authroity
Centerpoint
British Museum
Senate House
BT Tower
Barbican
Canary Wharf
and obviously, The rest of London ...


Every city is different my friend, you don't need that many attractions to build a ferris wheel. Abu Dhabi has it's own distinct feel to it, and it's a very nice city. It's got the advantage of the sea and I consider that a big +. In the end, hopefully this project will work out just fine.

[Bahraini Spirit]

yeah but most of Dubai is being designed, built and staffed by british and foreign labour. :runaway:

I also think, despite who owns the Eye, Britian can still be proud of it! It is a stunning piece of engineering and looks very nice in London. We can also be proud that it is so nice that foreign comapanies see it as a good investment! Lets hope they start building some towers in London, they would make far more money if they build some of the dubai towers in London, far more!

Off topic, but I can tell you there are 80,000 Britons in the UAE.


^You idiot. Abu-Dhabi is not jungle and water.

It has a huge skyline to look at.
http://www.uae.gov.ae/images/abu1.jpg


Hahahaha man :hahaha:.

[birminghamculture]

almost 1/5th of Dubai's population is British ...

[birminghamculture]

^You idiot. Abu-Dhabi is not jungle and water.

It has a huge skyline to look at.
http://www.uae.gov.ae/images/abu1.jpg


You fool, read it properly you ignoranous chimp.

[dgnr8]

You're a complete dolt.

[nick_taylor]

This looks like a ferris wheel with two large supports, note the two large supports on either side of the actual wheel.....the London Eye is an observation wheel suspended over the River Thames - similar to say a suspension bridge where the cables and supports keep the towers up and force the pressure out, so I don't really see the competition here! I also don't agree with birminghamculture's list (some aren't even visible due to surrounding buildings around the city), but the purpose of a ferris/observation wheel is to look around at the surroundings....now I haven't been in Abu Dhabi for what - maybe 4 years now, but its not exactly the most interesting city to look around at. Like you would be totally dumbfounded at trying to figure out any famous world reknown buildings to look out for in Abu Dhabi to observe once your going around, unlike you might in say London, Paris, etc... Now its great looking over water (I'm unsure of the exact placement along the island), but how many people would like looking into the ocean for the majority of their trip. A better placement would in my humble opinion be in Dubai which at least has some things to observe.

Also why on earth are there apartments on it (they are apartments right?) - cool idea, but possibly impractical? I assume people will live in them and be content with people going around on the ferris wheel looking into their apartments!!!




Altind_Carnut - I don't agree with our "friend" birminghamculture (wish he was banned), but I wouldn't push it too far with the Dubai-stance. Afterall, until the al-Maktoums persuaded the British to make Dubai a port of call, Dubai was nothing more than a fishing village. The British you could argue set the ball rolling, to a lesser extent than what happened in Singapore and Hong Kong. ;)

[Dubai-Lover]

i agree that abu dhabi is not the best city to have a look over from an observation tower or ferris wheel.....yet

there are a couple of projects coming up with loads of new towers and many artificial islands off the coast
a new leisure park will be built in which this ferris wheel will be located

it's hard to find out anything about the abu dhabi projects, as there are no news, but the city is doing a lot currently
it's extremely hard to gather info on non-dubai projects, even for dubai it's hard sometimes

there is more in the pipeline, even rumours about a wtb in abu dhabi!
abu dhabi could easily cope with dubai, they are way richer than dubai and could invest a lot for themselves and with the recognition of dubai it would be easy to develop abu dhabi to a metropolis like dubai will be one very soon.

[beyond 1000]

Now for the topic at hand.

Enough of big Ferris Wheels.

Not that the Dubai one is no good, everybody and his brother wants a huge ferris wheel.

I don't find them exciting. This one belongs in Las Vegas for sure. From all the elaborate and superb buildings going up in Dubai, sometimes KITSCH like this thing will sprout.

[LordFenix]

Do you know that London Eye is operated and 1/3 owned by DUBAI Goverment now. Another piece of English pride "leaving" for Dubai :D

BTW, shouldn't be MI6 and not M16

Actually the Dubai government controls and investment firm that now controlsa company which has 1/3 of the shares in the London Eye and runs it day to day. Which is hardly the same.

Especially considering Tussauds have done their damndest to squeeze every penny they can from the project, at the detriment of its long term future.

As for the UAE wheel. It looks OK, but the surroundings dont really warrant it, and from certain angles it seems to look rather vulgar. Plus you just have to shout "get your own idea". This aside, if it were anywhere else but the UAE i would say the thing probably wont be constructed.

EDIT: PS. This is my first post O.O what have i been doing all this time, slacking and not posting! I should be ashamed of myself.

[Chad]

It would be absolute to look at all those Artificial Islands...:)

[Avatar]

What a bizarre design, the Montreal Olympic stadium meets the London Eye!

This will rank as one of the really dumb projects proposed in this era, it would be incredibly questionable to waste the world's resources building anything as ridiculous as this! Who is the great mind behind this?

Spot on, nice but quirky-looking design, one that i find a complete waste of money. Generally observation wheels are unsightly and imo uninteresting - I would have thought the UAE could come up with something more interesting or invest the money in something with purpose.

[Yoyogi]

Spot on, nice but quirky-looking design, one that i find a complete waste of money. Generally observation wheels are unsightly and imo uninteresting - I would have thought the UAE could come up with something more interesting or invest the money in something with purpose.

Thanks for your opinion on the asthetics of observation wheels Avatar, but I really don't understand your deep hatred of them?! Did you have some bad experience on a ferris wheel or something when you were a kid? Have you ever been to London and seen the London Eye? Have you ever seen the ferris wheels in Tokyo or Yokohama Japan all lit up at night? Probably not.....

[Avatar]

I didn't say I hated the London Eye. I just said that generally I found them unsightly and wasn't in favour if them. Is there any real need for one in Abu-Dhabi, I don't think so. They could spend the money better on something different and more interesting IMO.

At least however they have attempted to be a little more original with the design of the support structure for the wheel, which is different from most other observation wheels around.

Yes I have seen the London Eye so don't make generalisations about my depth and travel experience. Anyway my comments were not derrogatory simply expressing an opinion. I am hardly the most critical within this thread.

The only real complaints I had against them were when they were attempting to build one in Melbourne, which was again not necessary. Most still take their aesthetic cues from themepark rides - I don't think that most have a fair place within the city skylines. If well executed they can look quite ok, rather more innocuous than a blight on the landscape but this depends on context, location and design.

BTW... Did you make this new registration to hide behing your opinions? With only 2 posts and an assumed knowldge of me it's rather immature not mention borish, if you did.

[Yoyogi]

I didn't say I hated the London Eye. I just said that generally I found them unsightly and wasn't in favour if them. Is there any real need for one in Abu-Dhabi, I don't think so. They could spend the money better on something different and more interesting IMO.

At least however they have attempted to be a little more original with the design of the support structure for the wheel, which is different from most other observation wheels around.

Yes I have seen the London Eye so don't make generalisations about my depth and travel experience. Anyway my comments were not derrogatory simply expressing an opinion. I am hardly the most critical within this thread.

The only real complaints I had against them were when they were attempting to build one in Melbourne, which was again not necessary. Most still take their aesthetic cues from themepark rides - I don't think that most have a fair place within the city skylines. If well executed they can look quite ok, rather more innocuous than a blight on the landscape but this depends on context, location and design.

BTW... Did you make this new registration to hide behing your opinions? With only 2 posts and an assumed knowldge of me it's rather immature not mention borish, if you did.

Avatar, I didn't say that you hated the London Eye, I simply asked if you had seen it (or any other ones for that matter) to give some credibility to your statement that they are 'unsightly'. Don't twist my words!
I've read enough of your posts (since about 2000) to know that you don't like them. Yes I remember that Melbourne thread. Boy did you kick up a stink! Now that was BOORISH!
Anyway, the fact that I've only posted twice on this thread is irrelevant! I don't feel the need to be logged on here every day commenting about this or that, trying to throw my opinions onto others. I'd prefer to just know what's going on in my city and around the world. But I guess when I saw your tired old comments today I just wanted to say something. That's it....Goodbye!

[Dr. Dubai]

stunning project! maybe something for Rotterdam too;)

[Cliff]

They should use the money to build something else, Abu Dhabi is a beautiful city, it should invest in less "loud" things, maybe a classy museum would do nicely.

Don't get me wrong here, I also don't want the Singapore Flyer!:D

[Dubai-Lover]

from today's news



Firms working on $150m entertainment project
BY HASEEB HAIDER

25 March 2005



ABU DHABI — To add more tourist attractions in the city, three companies are working on plans to construct a 600-feet tall vertical revolving vehicle — the Voyager Wheel and Condo Complex costing $150 million.


The entertainment project would be the first of its kind in the Middle East which will provide entertainment to UAE residents as well as foreign tourists.

The Voyager wheel and Condo Complex is being termed as a leap forward in terms of pushing the engineering and design envelopes.

According to details, Voyager Entertainment International, an entertainment development company has signed a joint venture agreement with Allied Investment House (AIH) to construct a 600 feet Observation Wheel.

The tall high-tech attraction would have the capacity to entertain 7.5 million guests annually, with each Observation Wheel consisting of 30 Orbitors seating 20 passengers and making a complete revolution approximately every 27 minutes. Allied Investment House will provide Voyager 100 per cent of the project financing up to $150 million. While Voyager will design, construct and manage the project.

A company is being registered which will acquire suitable land, and developing, constructing and operating a 600 feet vertical revolving vehicle and related entertainment facilities, restaurants and condominium facilities.

Paul Steelman Design Group has modified the Voyager Observation Wheel to incorporate additional retail, specialty Orbitor Cars and custom residential condominiums within the wheel superstructure.

Additional hotel and other structures will also be phased in to the overall master plan.

Allied Investment House have been working with their strategic partner Bin Salem Group based in Abu Dhabi, to finance since negotiations began between Allied and Voyager.

The Bin Salem Group, is a conglomerate based in Abu Dhabi with wide interests in real-estate, medical technologies, education, landscaping, cosmetics, hospitality, construction, and engineering.

[Tom_Green]

Somehow this thing reminds me of a ScieFic weapon.

It must be really impressive to see this in real when it`s build.

[D_Y2k.2^]

looks like war of the worlds:P great design!Looks so futuristic>Dubai nv end in projects!

[Accura4Matalan]

Hmmm... I'll reserve judgement on this crazy project! :eek:

[dubaiflo]

lol some guys...

great project. i am really curious about the height...
150m? don't know...what is the biggest at the moment?

[Dubai-Lover]

london eye is 135m

[Dubai-Lover]

check the website
www.voyager-ent.com

[SUNNI]

http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_10.jpg
http://www.aljazrawy.net/pics/rendering_of_voyager/ad_11.jpg

looks like something from Final Fantasy 8 :D

[andysimo123]

Thats looks over the top but looks mint.

[Cliff]

check the website
www.voyager-ent.com

WOW! That site is sooooooo cool!!!

[Cliff]

Thats 10m higher that the Singapore Flyer...

right.

but here's something to think about, the diameter of the two will be the same, 150m.

[huit]

Great Project!!! I think this would've complemented Burj Dubai well had they planned it for Dubai!

[FK]

Im sure its just a matter of a few months before Dubai gets it too ;)

[RafflesCity]

hang on..I remember Shanghai and/or Qingdao wanted to have the tallest ferris wheel

[nick_taylor]

Which is where the confusion comes in. I thought the wheels for Singapore, Moscow and Shanghai were actually ferris wheels. This also looks a lot like a ferris wheel as well, where the London Eye is not a ferris wheel at all.

[Dubai-Lover]

hang on..I remember Shanghai and/or Qingdao wanted to have the tallest ferris wheel

i would love to see some competition here

are these plans serious? i mean, have these been approved?

[fahed]

Guys... calm down...

It's is just a proposal ... nothing officially approved yet!

[Dubai-Lover]

sure , but they are very ambitious
and they even have an investor for this project!

just a matter of time

[nick_taylor]

Just to top it off - London will just have to build a larger observation wheel ;)

[Sonic from Padova]

amazing project! :)

[nukey]

That is very very cool. It reminds me of the Montreal Olympic stadium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/6/6e/Biodome1.jpg
By the way, just ignore Brmghm Cltr, his very name's a bit of an oxymoron.

[LeCom]

Yea seriously... something that's probably going to be doubled in size in Dubai soon.

[Dubai-Lover]

could happen in dubailand, dubai's leisure park

[Ashok]

wow, thats really looks nice and futuristic

[pricemazda]

WHat I dislike about all these cities desperately trying to get an identity (Shanghai, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and so on) is why do they have to copy the London Eye. It would be like saying Paris has a popular attraction, we should copy the Eiffel tower, that would be impressive.

It is copying what is now a cherished landmark for LOndoners. Come up with your own ideas.

[Stratosphere 2020]

Very nice design. I admire the taste of UAE in designing great structures.

[Dubai-Lover]

WHat I dislike about all these cities desperately trying to get an identity (Shanghai, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and so on) is why do they have to copy the London Eye. It would be like saying Paris has a popular attraction, we should copy the Eiffel tower, that would be impressive.

It is copying what is now a cherished landmark for LOndoners. Come up with your own ideas.


that's like i would say: "don't build higher than burj dubai" because it is a big revolution in construction history.
heights of buildings are there to be topped, as well as other structures' heights.

your statement is nothing but nonsense. before the london eye there has been a world's largest ferris wheel as well (whereever this one is located)

have you ever heard of sick patriotism?

[Stratosphere 2020]

^Agreed. Let just say London dislike losing the title, if not some sort of developing inferiority complex is on its way from London forummers. Which there is no need for.

Barriers are there to be broken, UAE is the only country that seem to break every barrier at a fast pace and likes a challenge. Whereas in most countries it will take ages to do so, even if there is enough capital you got to deal with all kinds of rules and with NIMBY's as well.

Another thing every great structure that is build today will be an attraction in the next 100 years. Dubai is a city in the making and will be an icon city in the future of the times we live in now.

[panamared]

wowwwwwww this is fantastic, what a proyect , this es really nice.

[pricemazda]

Nevermind you obviously dont equate the London Eye as a LONDON landmark. As you do the Eiffel Tower with Paris. The reason why us Londoners feel like this about blatant copies of the London eye is that we do consider it as much a London landmark defining our identity as a city as Big Ben or St Pauls. Therefore it is not like building a generic skyscraper or have anything to do with the what size it is but just like building a statue of liberty but much bigger than NY's, or a Sydney Opera House but much bigger.

[redstone]

How tall and when would be completed?

[Dubai-Lover]

How tall and when would be completed?

600ft and still at proposed status
but they're serious with it

[CULWULLA]

excellent! gorgeous design!!

[redstone]

No mention of completion date? :?

[TheBaseTower]

it's amazing! no words...I hope i could visit there some day =]

[redstone]

Don't forget Singapore's wheel is still going for it...

[AltinD]

Nevermind you obviously dont equate the London Eye as a LONDON landmark. As you do the Eiffel Tower with Paris. The reason why us Londoners feel like this about blatant copies of the London eye is that we do consider it as much a London landmark defining our identity as a city as Big Ben or St Pauls. Therefore it is not like building a generic skyscraper or have anything to do with the what size it is but just like building a statue of liberty but much bigger than NY's, or a Sydney Opera House but much bigger.

What is so special about the London Eye that is considered such a unique landmark????

Afterwall the London Eye was NOT the first observation wheel ever build. Austrians builded one in Vienna, more then 100 years before the British did, and is still standing and operational.

It seams like they have kept secret from you the existence of other wheels.

BTW the operator of the London Eye is Dubai Goverment, which owns also 1/3 of the structure. :tongue:

[909]

What is so special about the London Eye that is considered such a unique landmark????
Euh... location, height, design, the views etc?

[pricemazda]

BTW the way it is 2/3 owned by British Airways so that really doesn't make Dubai the owner hence why you take a 'flight' on the eye.

What makes the statue of liberty unique, i mean there are other statues all over the world, why shouldn't cities build copies of that?

[panamared]

BTW the way it is 2/3 owned by British Airways so that really doesn't make Dubai the owner hence why you take a 'flight' on the eye.

What makes the statue of liberty unique, i mean there are other statues all over the world, why shouldn't cities build copies of that?

there is another replica of the statue of liberty but is a small replica.
now this observation weel is an impressive building and have a unique style.

[Javi]

I love the new kind of architecture of UAE, Qatar, Bahrein,...

[Schroedinger's Cat]

amazing!

[DUBAI]

BTW the way it is 2/3 owned by British Airways so that really doesn't make Dubai the owner hence why you take a 'flight' on the eye.

What makes the statue of liberty unique, i mean there are other statues all over the world, why shouldn't cities build copies of that?

well tussaudes operate the eye, which is now owned by dubai, but that doesnt realy matter.

your argument about copying the wheel is ridiculas though. london has the biggest wheel at the moment so it should stop here?

admitidly it is a london landmark, but this is due to great design and great location more than it is, being the worlds laregest.

should we have stopped the olympics at sydney because it was the best one ever?
should we have stopped the world cup in 1966?
should all buildings bigger than the empire state been prohibeted.

think about the people who had the biggest observation wheel before the eye... they probably thought that london was stealing there land mark too!

[pricemazda]

When something becomes part of a cities or countries identity it is kind of stealing the idea. Funny how after the London eye there are half a dozen projects for observation wheels all over the world.

I am not complaining about it not being the worlds biggest, London doesn't need to claim things like that, we can leave that to up andf coming cities trying to get noticed.

It is the sudden flood of proposals for major city based London Eyes.

[panamared]

:bash: When something becomes part of a cities or countries identity it is kind of stealing the idea. Funny how after the London eye there are half a dozen projects for observation wheels all over the world.

I am not complaining about it not being the worlds biggest, London doesn't need to claim things like that, we can leave that to up andf coming cities trying to get noticed.

It is the sudden flood of proposals for major city based London Eyes.

whatever :bash:

[M()R()N]

Thats an INSANE website, and the music, holy crap, we're in the future!!!

By the way it looks like its going to be built on Lulu Island
They made that island a feww yrs ago, but there hasnt been any development on it so far, I think they are waiting for something big to put on that Island

[AltinD]

When something becomes part of a cities or countries identity it is kind of stealing the idea. Funny how after the London eye there are half a dozen projects for observation wheels all over the world.

I am not complaining about it not being the worlds biggest, London doesn't need to claim things like that, we can leave that to up andf coming cities trying to get noticed.

It is the sudden flood of proposals for major city based London Eyes.

You don't get it, do you. The London Eye, IS NOT THE FIRST observation wheel ever build so london doesn't have copyright protection over them.

For example, Vienna in Austria, builded a 207ft tall one 100 years before London did.

[pricemazda]

No you don't get it, it is not that it was the first, thats not my argument. The worlds first observation wheel was built in Chicago, so what.

Do you not think its a bit of a coincidence that after the London Eye there are now roughly 6 city based observation wheels? Come on now.

PS try not to be so patronising it does you argument no favours.

[BKKinTO]

Gorgeous !!

[DD2020]

It would be absolute to look at all those Artificial Islands...:)
I see, that's perfect matching.....
:)

[Trances]

So what if its not the first ? the desgin it self is so orginall? Very hard break away from the common Wheel form

[Dubai-Lover]

plans have changed and now this one will be built in dubai's dubailand leisure park




The biggest wheel in the world due to become reality at Dubailand

Dubailand and The Great Wheel Corporation signed an agreement on 12th May 2005, under which land has been allocated for the construction of the world's greatest Observation Wheel at Dubailand.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/0/15570-dubaliand-juni-13-2005.jpg
Salem and the investor: Mr. Chiel Smits


It will open to the public in 2008.

'We welcome The Great Wheel Corporation to Dubailand where we are building one of the world's finest locations to live in, to have fun and to enjoy and celebrate the good things of life,' stated. Salem bin Dasmal, Chief Executive Officer of Dubailand.

'We are creating unique wonders in partnership with the private sector from across the world. The Great Dubai Wheel is an example of this model cooperation and yet another addition of a world-class attraction to the ever increasing skyline of Dubai,' he added.

The Great Dubai Wheel will be significantly larger than the London Eye, which was recently voted the best tourist attraction in the world. Located in a prime area of Dubailand, the Great Dubai Wheel will further enhance Dubai's reputation as a leading world city, featuring iconic, unparalleled architectural structures. It will sharply raise the visibility of Dubailand.

During the exciting journey on the wheel, the visitor will be able to view distances of up to 50 kilometres and hence will be able to see all the wonders of Dubai. Like the London Eye, the Great Dubai Wheel will attract additional visitors to Dubai giving them an ideal opportunity to plan their stay during the interactive ride on the wheel.

The engineering challenge to create the world's greatest observation wheel has been undertaken by Hollandia, the specialist Dutch engineering company which successfully built the London Eye.

The motivation behind the project is to set up a new landmark structure that matches Dubai's image as an international attraction of the greatest quality standard.

The Greatest Wheel of Observation is a perfect example of mutually beneficial cooperation between two great institutions - Dubailand and Great Wheel Corporation. It shows how the best from across the world can find rewarding opportunities in the beneficial investment and business environment of Dubai and the UAE.

Dubailand, which is fast coming up on 3 billion square feet of land, will be the region's - if not the world's largest and most comprehensive entertainment, tourism, leisure and lifestyle community offering something for everyone.

[AltinD]

^ Having problems with the brower, aren't you? ;)

I doub't you'll ever see 50 kms in distance, maybe 1 - 2 days a year maximum. Too heazy and sandy overhere.

[Dubai-Lover]

damn this dial-up shit :rant:
double posts deleted


i don't know, when most of dubai's area is built up there won't be too much sand in the air
it also is a lot dryer out there and hopefully the new metro will make the smog disappear a bit

[Aboveday]

amazing !

[Lightning~Bolt]

and what exaclty do you "observe" with this wheel?? sandcastles and palm trees??

[birminghamculture]

Its a great design, But I dont think Londerners have anything to worry about - London has just far to many historic and important sites to view then any other city where a Wheel is going up.

Its a shame people cant be original though - Birmingham was planning a wheel and through pressure of copying London they've decided to re-design a unique and original landmark, which I prefer by far.

[zigmonster]

Its a shame people cant be original though - Birmingham was planning a wheel and through pressure of copying London they've decided to re-design a unique and original landmark, which I prefer by far.

I think it was more that thousands of people had been on the temporary wheels in birmingham and thus they'd be less likely to keep going on a new permanent one.

I don't think you should of criticised Abu Dhabi for not having much to look at compared to London...that sounds a lot like what people said about the birmingham proposals and you thought they'd be good...i bet the view from their wheel will look better than ours

[AltinD]

and what exaclty do you "observe" with this wheel?? sandcastles and palm trees??

Among zillions of other things :tongue2:

[Dubai-Lover]

Among zillions of other things :tongue2:

correct, this one will very liekly be located in the heart of dubailand, the world's largest leisure parks with offices, loads of hotels and residences

in other words, you will overlook the whole park, if the sky is clear, you can see a great part of dubai and its amazing skylines

and the park itself will cost more than $100bn, so i guess there also are a lot of spectacular things to overlook like the mall of arabia, the restless planet dome, hundreds of towers, the biggest skidome ever with the iceberg towers :eek:, a formula 1 race track, the beautiful desert,........

[birminghamculture]

I think it was more that thousands of people had been on the temporary wheels in birmingham and thus they'd be less likely to keep going on a new permanent one.

I don't think you should of criticised Abu Dhabi for not having much to look at compared to London...that sounds a lot like what people said about the birmingham proposals and you thought they'd be good...i bet the view from their wheel will look better than ours

Actually the reason why the developers choose not to pursue the idea of a Birmingham Wheel was that the Council has already made the one in centeneray square permenent. The was no need for 2 wheels.

Secondly, I didnt criticise Abu Dhabi. Of course its got things to look at, What I was trying to say is that London has so many more world recognised landmarks etc then anywhere else planning a giant wheel. This alone is what people pay to see.

[birminghamculture]

P.S I also think UAE is building to much to quickly. Its not as good as its made out to be, It can have serious side affects.

[malec]

I hated this project at first but now since it's in dubailand it's way better IMO

[zigmonster]

Actually the reason why the developers choose not to pursue the idea of a Birmingham Wheel was that the Council has already made the one in centeneray square permenent. The was no need for 2 wheels.


The Centenery Square Wheel is being dismantled on Feb 28th 2006. It's not permanent...

[birminghamculture]

The Centenery Square Wheel is being dismantled on Feb 28th 2006. It's not permanent...

There be asking for an extension until they have enough money to purchase it - P.S Its been there for 4 years come 2006.

[skyperu34]

that project looks very nice and huge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it will be a great landmark, and will be a main reason for lots of poeple to visit that city !!!

[zigmonster]

There be asking for an extension until they have enough money to purchase it - P.S Its been there for 4 years come 2006.

It hasn't been there for years at all! It went up Winter 2004, it's not even been there 1 year! The year before that there was the old Paris wheel which is now in Manchester and that was only there for about 4 months.

Anyway, we're off topic now so back to Abu Dhabi!

[Dubai-Lover]

can a mod change the thread title please?

this project is no longer in abu dhabi but in dubai!!!

[birminghamculture]

It hasn't been there for years at all! It went up Winter 2004, it's not even been there 1 year! The year before that there was the old Paris wheel which is now in Manchester and that was only there for about 4 months.

Anyway, we're off topic now so back to Abu Dhabi!

Actually Buddy, The first time the wheel came to Birmingham was end of 2002/2003 It came back in 2003/2004 where its stayed due to popular demand. This ones license, which is the new ferris wheel ends on Febuary 2006, but the council have already been in discussions to continue its lease for another year until they can finance the purchase of it.

Anyway how the hell did this conversation start. This is about the Dubai Wheel, not the poxy little ferris wheel in Birmingham :sleepy:

[caw123]

Anyway how the hell did this conversation start. This is about the Dubai Wheel, not the poxy little ferris wheel in Birmingham :sleepy:

When you said ''Its a shame people cant be original though - Birmingham was planning a wheel and through pressure of copying London they've decided to re-design a unique and original landmark, which I prefer by far.''

[birminghamculture]

When you said ''Its a shame people cant be original though - Birmingham was planning a wheel and through pressure of copying London they've decided to re-design a unique and original landmark, which I prefer by far.''

Yep that was just stating, that I prefer originality - had no coherence with the Birmingham wheel, It could off been passed by like water of a ducks back but instead ...

I think it was more that thousands of people had been on the temporary wheels in birmingham and thus they'd be less likely to keep going on a new permanent one.

Which is incorrect because Birmingham City council are planning to buy the wheel instead - Had to correct him did I not.

[zigmonster]

Had to correct him did I not.

I guess, in the same way i have to reply. Now i'm only doing this because i'm confident that i'm correcting a mistake, and should i ever be on Who Wants to be a Millionaire i'd gamble the money on this. thus if i'm wrong, i'll be confused and broke...

"Actually Buddy, The first time the wheel came to Birmingham was end of 2002/2003 It came back in 2003/2004 where its stayed due to popular demand."

Now, unless my memory decieves me, the wheel was in paris in 2002. it arrived in brum 2003 as seen here http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/features/2003/11/birmingham_wheel.shtml. It was successful, and is now in manchester (or at least was over christmas). The one we have opened in 2004 and was brand new. Now unless there was a third wheel which escaped my knowledge (which is possible, i do loose track of time) this is the history of the birmingham centenary square wheel.

Either way it really doesn't matter, what i should of stated was

"i love this wheel...be it built in Abu Dhabi or Dubai"

....and if they don't want it, build it in birmingham.

[scorpion]

can a mod change the thread title please?

this project is no longer in abu dhabi but in dubai!!!


:yes: :crazy: :angel:

[yazan]

well, i lived in dubai, and visited abu-zabbi, and believe me, i found nothing to love or hate, as an architect, i thing dubai, and abu-zabbi are architectural failer, there is no archiectural character that can be felt, not even cultural, its a big mall, factory and hotal, but there isn't art musiem, or library, so its not a wonder why they try to build teh biggest or tallest. its that they don't have anything else to give...

[smussuw]

^^

I guess after u sucked the money from the country, got a bachelor degree for free, ran away to ur country, bashed the country which hosted u as a palestanian.

Am I wrong?

[yazan]

well my friend, sorry to tell u that u r wrong... i got my bacholer degree in my country, lived in palestine, then i got an apportunity to work in dubai, worked there for a year, and left it, my friend when i give my oppinion about something, a city, a country, a building, or anything else, i give it regadless of what i did ther, money or anything else, at the end i make my oppinion upon what i see and feel, its not for sell like everything else in dubai...tell me, whats the aechitecural character of dubai, whats teh color of dubai, where can u go out in the open space in dubai? and don't attack the palestinians, we r not salves to everyone, and we don't have to satisfy everyones opinion and agree with it.. we have our opinion and experience....
thank u my friend

[SUNNY]

what the fuck are you going to do bitchhhhhhh
your mum sucks my dick
then she sucks my cock what dont tell me what to do be4 u get fucked like a dog by your bitch. you fucking neeky basterds

THAT LOOKS SO SHIT FUCKING MUSLIMS AND WHITE PEOPE SUCK MY COCK

[Dubai-Lover]

:lol:

now we once more get off topic to stupid things

when have you worked here???
many of the existing buildings are 10 years old and only a handful is new and many of the new towers under c and approved have great designs

and many famous international architects have projects here in dubai. the architect with the most projects here is ws atkins!

but can you tell me the color of dubai? purple or blue or even yellow? :sly:

yes, sure we don't have open space here. what the heck are you talking about??? :weird:

[yazan]

to go out in dubai u have to go in.. from a closed space to another closed space.. well.. thats the weather condition.. but u can't enjoy a city, in these conditions, when u go into shiekh zaid road, i couldn't feel anything, asif its a contast between farmes to build the heights, regardless of the urban fabric, and design contaxt... well thats what i felt... and i only been there last year...

[smussuw]

^^

As if ur the only architect here.

[JW]

My god, what a wheel!!:eek2::eek2:

[I-275westcoastfl]

I gotta say the people who designed this thing grew a brain when they moved it to Dubai Abu-Dhabi didnt look like it had anything special to see.

[yazan]

do u want me to say that dubai is the greatest city on earth, ánd that i can't critisis or say how i feel and my impressions about it, do u want me to say that there is culuture in dubai, there is musiums and theaters that if u search in any society u will find them.. if thats what u want.. then ok.. dubai is the best.. hope that u r fine now..

[mtb_nz]

Looks cool…. But it’s just a shame they couldn’t think of anything original

[Gherkin]

yeah but what's there to see? build it at least twice as tall in Dubai and people will go to it

[richardsonhomebuyers]

dubai seems like it would be cool to go to. I'd like to see all these new projects going up. Also that hotel I always see on the travel channel is pretty cool looking.

I don't think I'll be going for a long while though. For some reason I just can't feel safe traveling to an area of the world surrounded by so many terrorist and people who hate you just because your from the west.

[AltinD]

There are tens of thousands of westerners living in Dubai and at least 1 milion (western) tourists visiting.

[OtAkAw]

What's next for UAE? Biggest microchip, tallest underground basement, deepest 900-meter tower, hmmmm....

[KGB]

Kinda reminds me of fantasy renderings in Mechanics Illistrated in the 70's. Kinda funky, in a vulgar sort of way.

UAE doesn't need ferris wheels to impress anyone...they should start with something more basic...like establishing some better human rights or something...that would impress me.






KGB

[AltinD]

^ Why when I saw your name the first thing comming to my mind was that you'd have posted such kind of coments.

I don't know why you even bother postin in a skyscraper forum, when yopur posts have nothing to do with architecture and construction.

[malec]

Anyone know when this will get built?

[AltinD]

^ The plan is to be open by 2008, but I think 2009 is more likely.

[Taufiq]

For the people who said there will be nothing to see.. visit this thread and note all the UNDER-C, PROPOSED, COMPLETED infrastructure for Abu Dhabi:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=487

[Peyre]

are they gonna steal the London eye or something? Thats exactly what it is, an exact replica of the Eye but propped up by a building to make it look taller/better.

[AltinD]

^ Dubai already operates the London Eye, it also OWN 1/3 of it.

[pirlo_21]

we all know that while it is arab money being spent building these things the brains behind the buildings are the 'evil westerners'

oh the irony, when you seeone claim that dubai is better than ANY city in the west, if it werent for the west they would not be where they are

[smussuw]

^^
SO ARROGANT :puke: :puke:

Why is Dubai doing better managed than almost all of the western cities? It ranked the 3rd highest in the world after singapore and lisbon.

Because its managed by westerns ? :rofl:

It is true that the city is managed by westerns in a higher level but that doesnt contradict with the fact the the locals are making it happen.

Maybe muslims and arabs should start talking on how backward the western world was and how how the western world wouldnt have its postion without the arabs and muslims. :|

[pirlo_21]

let me apologise it werent me who wrote that my stupid uni mate just typed that, personally i could't care less about duabi, i only care about england and europe

[Raza]

let me apologise it werent me who wrote that my stupid uni mate just typed that, personally i could't care less about duabi, i only care about england and europe


so do you care about your mom???????????

[pirlo_21]

i dont have a mom i was born an orphan,

[Raza]

i see, were you dropped on your head when you came out????????????????????????????

[AltinD]

let me apologise it werent me who wrote that my stupid uni mate just typed that, personally i could't care less about duabi, i only care about england and europe

I doubt you care about Europe.

[pirlo_21]

why would you doubt that i care about europe considereing that i have two houses in europe and travel there frequently

[thryve]

Too bad that everything has to be the 'biggest' (better? hmm) and most 'tall' and such, in Dubai. They are created a society of material possession when they couldbe doing so much better with that $$$.

[627]

umm.. its their money so they can do whatever the hell they want with it. theyre rich and they like to spend their money that way so so be it. just cuz u dont have that kind of money doesnt mean that u have to rant and complain about the spending habits of people who do....

[627]

unless ur jealous.. and if so that explains it all

[thryve]

Go to Africa and you will see better ways that money could be spent- if i was jealous i would want to squander it on myself... i really could care less about material posession, including money

[gurukool]

nice project, bad scenery... unless we expect some antiques around the tower.

[malec]

Go to Africa and you will see better ways that money could be spent- if i was jealous i would want to squander it on myself... i really could care less about material posession, including money
You're definitely right there. But most rich countries in the world could spend it in better ways, not just UAE. Anyway, look at this.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=118757
Small but better than nothing

[HASHAS]

hoooray for abu dhabi

[HASHAS]

hooooooooooooooooray for abu dhabi

[WhiteMagick]

Interesting project. Interesting design.

[mantarraya]

O_O