Sun of Moscow

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| location = VDNH

| address = 2nd Ostankinskaya Street, 3

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The Sun of Moscow ({{langx|ru|Солнце Москвы|Solntse Moskvy}}) is a panoramic wheel in VDNKh park, Moscow, Russia. It was constructed in 2022 as a replacement for previously dismantled Moscow-850. At 140 m high minus the height of the elevated platform, it became the tallest Ferris wheel in Russia and in Europe, surpassing London Eye (135 m) in raw height, while still smaller in diameter.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=В Москве открыли самое большое колесо обозрения в Европе |url=https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/861484 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Interfax.ru |language=ru}} The wheel opened on the City Day 11 September 2022, when Moscow's 875th anniversary was celebrated.{{cite web | url=https://www.salon.com/2022/09/11/vladimir-putin-celebrates-huge-new-ferris-wheel-in-moscow_partner/ | title=Vladimir Putin celebrates huge new Ferris wheel in Moscow | date=11 September 2022 }}

The total weight of the parts is about 1,500 tons. The wheel has 30 cabins. Each of them weighs 4300 kilograms and can accommodate up to 15 people. One revolution takes 18 minutes 40 seconds. Visibility from the wheel is about 50 kilometers (31 miles).{{cite web | url=https://moscowferriswheel.com/en/ | title=Moscow Ferris Wheel 2023 — ticket price, height, tips | date=6 October 2022 }}

There were concerns among locals about the safety, noise, and possible ecological impact of the wheel on its surroundings.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cian.ru/stati-solntse-moskvy-uzhasnulo-gorozhan-299254/ |title="Солнце Москвы" ужаснуло горожан. |access-date=2021-01-23 |archive-date=2021-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131062544/https://www.cian.ru/stati-solntse-moskvy-uzhasnulo-gorozhan-299254/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nakanune.ru/articles/115576/ |title=Восход "Солнца Москвы" или закат для жителей Останкино |access-date=2021-01-23 |archive-date=2021-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129134807/https://www.nakanune.ru/articles/115576/ |url-status=live }} The launch of the wheel was plagued with technical issues.[https://daily.afisha.ru/news/67691-koleso-obozreniya-solnce-moskvy-kotoroe-vchera-otkryl-putin-zakrylos/ Колесо обозрения «Солнце Москвы», которое вчера открыл Путин, закрылось] - Афиша Daily{{Cite web |last=Misic |first=Katy |title=Ferris wheel opened by Putin in Moscow stops working a day later {{!}} Alugy |date=11 September 2022 |url=http://alugy.com/europe/ferris-wheel-opened-by-putin-in-moscow-stops-working-a-day-later/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |language=en}}

== See also ==

• List of Ferris wheels