Singapore Flyer


IMG_0034, originally uploaded by airam94564.

This is the Singapore Flyer, that country's answer to the London Eye, I suppose.

Reaching 42 stories high, the Flyer comprises a 150-metre diameter wheel, built over a three-story terminal building, giving it a total height of 165 metres. This exceeds The Star of Nanchang by 5 metres and the London Eye by 30 metres. Each of the 28 air-conditioned capsules are capable of holding 28 passengers each, and a complete rotation of the wheel takes approximately 30 minutes

It opened on March 1, 2008 and I took this photo while on a 15-hour layover in Singapore on the way to Dhaka last January.

This begins my SINGAPORE series.

Comments

  1. Oh wow! This is too high for me. I wouldn't be able to board one of these. No way. Oh well! I'll just keep my two feet on the ground. LOL

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  2. oooh! Good thing you were able to see some sights while in Transit. Something new to look forward to in Singapore

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  3. mari--i will have a hard time boarding one, fear of heights, you know.

    sidney---some city will very soon make one bigger, the cycle never stops, you know "can you top this?"

    luke---thanks.

    ferdz--changi airport gives you free city tour for passengers with i believe at least 6 hours of layover. the tour i took also included a cruise along singapore river.

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  4. Wow! This is wonderful. I am eagerly looking forward to the Singapore series!!

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  5. That is a huge ferris wheel. I'm not sure if I can endure that kind of height.

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