2024-05-08T20:12:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150343107/seoul-wants-to-built-a-giant-spokeless-ferris-wheel-by-2025 Josh Niland 2023-03-20T12:05:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/8430b1e4bbd1acb8ee9a468a354c3fb2.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>South Korea&rsquo;s capital has debuted an eye-catching new concept for the Seoul Ring, a new spokeless Ferris wheel it says will be the second largest in the world once it graces the city&rsquo;s symbolic Haneul Park by the end of 2027.</p> <p>The structure is reportedly meant to stimulate unity between North and South. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) says it will show &ldquo;the harmony and reunification of the Korean race,&rdquo; according to Hypebeast. Its ring will stretch to 590 feet, and it will be operated as a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/745354/london-eye" target="_blank">London Eye</a>-type tourist attraction with a capacity for more than 11,000 passengers per day.</p> <p>The Seoul Ring will be behind only the two-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Dubai" target="_blank">Ain Dubai</a>, which stands 820 feet, and will stand as the centerpiece of a cultural complex on the manmade Nodeul Island that was until recently a 30-acre landfill.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0cca25fb7ac36bd04e6eba603cb401ef.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0cca25fb7ac36bd04e6eba603cb401ef.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy SMG</figcaption></figure><p>The SMC says it will be operated on renewables and be serviced by a fleet of all-electric transport vehicles. The Korean Herald reported costs to be around $310 million. ...</p>