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Ferris wheel in Gdańsk
AmberSky Gdańsk
General information
StatusOperating
TypeFerris wheel
LocationGdańsk, Poland
AddressOłowianka 1, Gdansk, Poland
Coordinates54°21′10″N 18°39′33″E / 54.3527694°N 18.6592275°E / 54.3527694; 18.6592275
Opened2016-07
OwnerSkyWheels Poland
Height50 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. It is different from the Ferris wheel owned by Oscar Bruch from Germany that operated seasonally in Gdańsk before AmberSky's construction.

Design

The Netherlands-based Dutch Wheels designed and constructed the wheel. It is a model R50SP-36. It has 36 climate controlled gondolas that can accommodate eight people each. A VIP gondola features a glass floor. It weighs 440 tonnes.

References

  1. 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.
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  4. 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.
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9. Ubisoft, Operation Amber Sky Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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