| Älem» medeni dynç alyş merkezi | |
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| Address | Ashgabat Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Type | Entertainment venue |
| Opened | 2012 |
Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center (Turkmen: «Älem» medeni dynç alyş merkezi) is a cultural center in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It was officially opened to the public on May 18, 2012. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
The 95-metre (312 ft) tall structure has a 17-metre (56 ft) decorative spire on top and has six floors, each of which are 7 metres (23 ft) tall (four floors are above ground and two floors are below ground).
A 57-metre (187 ft) diameter glass and white-steel casing on top of the building contains a Ferris wheel known as 'Alem', meaning 'The Universe'. Alem was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest Ferris wheel in an enclosed space at the time of the opening ceremony.
The wheel itself is 47.6 metres (156 ft) in height and was built by Fabbri Group through its Giant Wheels brand.
References
- ^ V@DIM. "President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attends the ceremony of laying flowers to the Monument of Constitution and opening the Alem Center". Turkmenistan.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- "Turkmenistan claims largest Ferris wheel record". Guardian. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ Cultural and entertainment center "Alem"
- ^ "Turkmenistan builds largest indoor Ferris wheel". Guinnessworldrecords.com. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- "Turkmenistan claims world's biggest Ferris wheel". Universalnewswires.com. 2012-05-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- Ferris Ashgabat got Guinness Book of Records
- "Giant Wheels - News". Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
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