Amber Sky
| AmberSky Gdańsk | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Ferris wheel |
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Address | Ołowianka 1, Gdansk, Poland |
| Coordinates | 54°21′10″N 18°39′33″E / 54.3527694°N 18.6592275°E |
| Opened | 2016-07 |
| Owner | SkyWheels Poland[1] |
| Height | 50 m (164 ft) |
AmberSky Gdańsk is a 50-meter tall ferris wheel in Gdańsk. It opened to the public in June 2016. It changed locations and reopened to the public on December 1, 2018.[2] It is different from the Ferris wheel owned by Oscar Bruch from Germany that operated seasonally in Gdańsk before AmberSky's construction.[3]
Design
[edit]The Netherlands-based Dutch Wheels designed and constructed the wheel.[4] It is a model R50SP-36.[5] It has 36 climate controlled gondolas that can accommodate eight people each.[6] A VIP gondola features a glass floor.[7] It weighs 440 tonnes.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Kujawska, Agnieszka (2019-09-07). ""Koło życia" zakręciło się w Gdańsku. Dochód z biletów na przejazd AmberSky zostanie przekazany na rzecz Fundacji Pomorze Dzieciom [zdjęcia]". Dziennik Bałtycki (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Ołowianka zamiast Wyspy Spichrzów. Koło widokowe AmberSky zmienia lokalizację". Gdansk.pl (in Polish). 2018-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ Oleksy, Ewelina (2016-03-26). "Koło widokowe w tym sezonie nie dla Gdańska?". Dziennik Bałtycki (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ Paszliński, Dominik (2017-02-01). "Przyjadą z Meksyku, żeby złożyć koło widokowe AmberSky". gdansk.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Amber Sky". Dutch Wheels. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ Starowieyski, Lukasz (2019-02-22). "Ferris (Wheel) Tale". My Guide Gdansk. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Gdansk - Ferris Wheel". I Love Poland. 2018-04-25. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Koło Widokowe AmberSky". Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
9. Ubisoft, Operation Amber Sky Retrieved 2021-01-25.