Английская Википедия:Capital Wheel
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox building The Capital Wheel is a Ferris wheel at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D. C., in the United States. It opened on May 23, 2014.[1]
The wheel was conceived by National Harbor developer Milton Peterson and inspired by the Roue de Paris.[2] Built by Chance Rides of Wichita, Kansas, it has an overall height of Шаблон:Convert[3] and sits on a Шаблон:Convert pier extending into the adjacent Potomac River, easily visible to passengers on flights to or from National Airport.[2] Landmarks visible from inside the wheel include the National Harbor, the Washington Monument, the city of Alexandria, and Georgetown University.[4] The Шаблон:Convert diameter wheel carries 42 climate-controlled passenger gondolas, each able to seat eight people, including a VIP gondola that can be rented for weddings or celebrations.[2] The wheel has programmable special-effects lighting and seasonal concessions at the base of the ride from the Wolfgang Puck restaurant chain.[2]
The entire structure is 175 (52.6 m) feet tall.[5]
Design and construction
The Capital Wheel arrived at National Harbor by two of Cianbro's barges on February 18, 2014, pushed by a tugboat from Baltimore to National Harbor via the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.[5] Smith's Shipyard provided the 1,300 horsepower tug, named The Rising Sun and measuring 60 feet long by 22 feet wide (18.3m by 6.7m).[6] Flexifloat made the two barges that Cianbro used to transport The Capital Wheel, one for the materials, measuring Шаблон:Convert wide by Шаблон:Convert long by Шаблон:Convert deep, and one for the crane that lifted the components from the barge to the pier, measuring Шаблон:Convert wide by Шаблон:Convert long by Шаблон:Convert deep. Cianbro's Manitowoc 4100 Series 2 crane has a maximum lifting capacity of 460,000 pounds. [7]
The materials barge carried Шаблон:Convert of galvanized steel base and tower legs and other miscellaneous components weighing Шаблон:Convert for The Capital Wheel.[8]
The Capital Wheel weighs approximately 320 tons (281,227 kg), exclusive of the base, which weighs an additional 140 tons (127,006 kg). The structure's eight legs support a Шаблон:Convert axle, which took a full day to install. Cianbro attached the Swiss-made passenger gondolas four at a time to the wheel structure, followed by a 90-degree wheel rotation, until wheel was fully assembled.[9]
Four 50-horsepower variable drive units rotate the Wheel at a speed of 1.5 rotations per minute. Each passenger ride lasts 12–15 minutes. The Capital Wheel has 1.6 million LED lights with a spectrum of 16,387,064 colors.[9]
Passenger gondolas
The Capital Wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas, including one VIP gondola, and can carry 336 passengers at maximum. CWA Construction, a Swiss manufacturer, built the passenger gondolas that Cianbro installed for The Capital Wheel.[5]
Each glass-enclosed gondola weighs Шаблон:Convert, measures approximately 6 feet long by 5 feet wide by 5 feet high (1.8m by 1.5m by 1.5m) and holds eight passengers or up to Шаблон:Convert.
The gondolas have interior lights and two-way, individual communication with the operator, and their doors open facing the harbor, for an unobstructed view of the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, Alexandria, Virginia, and Prince George's County, Maryland.[9]
Ride availability and cost
On its regular schedule as of June 2023, the Capital Wheel is open from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Monday through Thursday and 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Friday through Sunday. Tickets cost $17 for adults, $15.50 for seniors, and $13.50 for children. The VIP gondola costs $50 per person and can seat 4 people.[10]
References
External links
- ↑ Marylou Tousignant. "Capital Wheel Soars High As It Spins" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Thomas Heath and Jonathan O'Connell. "Is Monumental Washington Area Ready for the Capital Wheel at National Harbor?" WashingtonPost.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Erin Corneliussen. "A New 180-foot Observation Wheel Opens Near Washington, D.C." Smithsonian Magazine. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 "National Harbor's Capital Wheel Arrives in Prince George's County" NBC Washington. 18 Feb 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Marine Towing" Шаблон:Webarchive Smith Shipyard. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Cianbro Moves "Capital Wheel" Base Steel from Baltimore to D.C." Шаблон:Webarchive. 20 Feb 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Capital Wheel". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 "Capital Ferris Wheel En Route to National Harbor" "CBS Washington". 18 Feb. 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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