Singapore Flyer
| The Singapore Flyer | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Ferris wheel |
| Location | Singapore |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Opening | 11 February 2008 (restricted) 1 March 2008 (soft) 15 April 2008 (official) |
| Cost | S$240 million (US$180 million) (GBP£90 million) |
| Owner | 2003-2014: Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd 2014-Present: Straco Corporation Limited (90%), WTS Leisure Pte Ltd (10%) |
| Height | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 33,700 m2 (362,700 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kisho Kurokawa Architects & Associates, DP Architects |
| Developer | Melchers Project Management |
| Engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | Mitsubishi - Takenaka Consortium |
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| Seating capacity | 784 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 新加坡摩天观景轮 | ||
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| Malay | Pelayang Singapura | ||
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| Tamil | சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர் | ||
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Coordinates: 1°17′21.83″N 103°51′47.63″E / 1.2893972°N 103.8632306°E
The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel in Singapore. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it opened in 2008, construction having taken about 2½ years. It carried its first paying passengers on 11 February, opened to the public on 1 March, and was officially opened on 15 April. It has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to accommodate 28 passengers, and incorporates a three-storey terminal building.
The Flyer has an overall height of 165 metres (541 ft) and was the world's tallest Ferris wheel until the 167.6 m (550 ft) High Roller, which is 2.6 m (9 ft) taller than the Flyer, opened on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, US, on 31 March 2014. The previous record holder, the Star of Nanchang, in Jiangxi, China, is 160 m (525 ft) tall, although its 153 m (502 ft) diameter wheel is larger than the Flyer's 150 m (492 ft) wheel.
The Singapore Flyer was first conceived in the early 2000s by Patrick MacMahon of Melchers Project Management, a subsidiary of German company Melchers. Formal planning commenced in 2002. A new company, Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd, was formed as the developer, with Melchers Project Management holding a 75% stake, and the remainder held by Orient & Pacific Management.
The project was formally announced and endorsed on 27 June 2003 by the Singapore Tourism Board with the signing of a memorandum of understanding, formalising the understanding between the developer and tourism board with regard to the land-acquisition process. Under this agreement, the tourism board was to purchase the plot of land in Marina Centre from the Singapore Land Authority, and lease it to Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd for 30 years with an option to extend the lease by another 15 years. The land was to be rent-free during the construction phase of the project. In July 2003, Jones Lang LaSalle was appointed as the real estate advisor. Takenaka and Mitsubishi were selected as the main contractors, and Arup as the structural engineer.
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