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           Mace completes work on

           giant Dubai Ferris wheel







           Global consultancy and construction company Mace  used in the Eiffel Tower.
           has completed work on Ain Dubai - a landmark   The world’s current tallest Ferris wheel is the High
           observation wheel in Dubai, which is nearly twice as  Roller in Las Vegas, which is 167m tall. The London
           tall as the London Eye.                           Eye, whose construction was also overseen by Mace,
            Ain Dubai (arabic for Dubai Eye) is due to take its  is 135m tall, it added.
           first paying customers on October 21. They will ride   At the heart of Ain Dubai is a hub and spindle
           in one of 48 huge observation cabins for a 38-minute  assembly that weighs 1,805 tonnes, equivalent to the
           circuit in the attraction, which is more than 250 m  weight of four A380 aircraft. It is supported by four
           high, reported Building.com.                      legs, each of which is 126 m long.
                                                              The attraction will be able to carry more than 1,750
           Mace said that each of the cabins was larger than two  passengers at a time, either as ordinary ticket holders
           double-decker buses placed side by side. The whole  – for which the cost is currently the equivalent of £26
           structure includes 11,200 tonnes of steel, a weight  – or as part of more exclusive packages.
           that is around one-third more than that of the iron


















































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