Tianjin Eye

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The Tianjin Eye is a Ferris wheel, 120 meters (394 feet) tall, built on top of the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is the only giant Ferris wheel in the world that sits on a bridge. Construction began in 2007, and the wheel opened to visitors on 7 April 2008.

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At a glance

Country: China
Location: Tianjin, China
Built: 2008
Height: 120 m

Quick answers

Where is Tianjin Eye?

Tianjin Eye is in Tianjin, China.

When was Tianjin Eye built?

Tianjin Eye was built in 2008.

How tall is Tianjin Eye?

Tianjin Eye is about 120 m tall.

A 120 m Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River, the only one in the world standing on a bridge.

It has 48 capsules that can each hold 8 people, and one full turn takes 30 minutes. That means the wheel can carry up to 768 passengers every hour. It runs on electricity, and its main body was finished on 18 December 2007, a few months before it opened.

Built on a bridge

The bridge was once called Chihai Bridge before it was renamed Yongle Bridge. The wheel was put on top of it, so passengers see the river below them as they turn, and the river becomes part of the view.

The main body of the wheel was completed on 18 December 2007. The wheel was opened to the public on 7 April 2008.

How big is it?

When it was completed, only three Ferris wheels in the world were taller: the London Eye at 135 meters, the Star of Nanchang at 160 meters and the Singapore Flyer at 165 meters.

The wheel is electric. Its capsules run slowly so people have a half hour to look at the Hai River and the city. It is 120 meters tall, about the height of a 40-storey building.