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Skyvue
Skyvue under construction
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General information
TypeFerris wheel
LocationLas Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada
Coordinates36°05′35″N 115°10′18″W / 36.093031°N 115.171732°W / 36.093031; -115.171732 (Skyvue)
Height500 feet (152.4 m) (proposed)

Skyvue Las Vegas Super Wheel[1] (or SkyVue - the official website uses both forms[2]) is an unfinished giant Ferris wheel near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US. As of 2016, only the concrete pillars have been built. Construction of the wheel and the proposed larger 3-phase project for the site — London, Las Vegas — have been abandoned, and the plot has been advertised for sale.[3][4]

London, Las Vegas, as suggested by the official website, was to be a 38.5-acre property featuring 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, the Skyvue wheel and 550,000 square feet of restaurants and shops—all of which would be architectural replicas of various British landmarks and neighborhoods.[5]

The Skyvue wheel, being "Phase I of London, Las Vegas" was intended to feature a large display billed as the "largest outdoor advertising LED screen in the world".[2]

Construction

Skyvue was originally announced as being 476 ft (145 m) tall,[6][7] but has since been reported to be 490 ft (150 m)[2] and 500 ft (152.4 m).[8][9][10] Approved by Clark County Commission ,[11] it was announced at a media event and groundbreaking ceremony by Howard Bulloch of Compass Investments. [6][12] It was originally expected to have 40 gondolas, each carrying 20-25 people,[1] but when 1,300 cubic yards of concrete foundations were poured it was reported that there would only be 32 gondolas, each carrying 24 passengers.[13][14]

Financing

On March 5, 2012, Shotgun Creek Investments, headed by Wayne Perry, announced their involvement in the $300 million project.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Skyvue Las Vegas to Soar 500 Feet above Strip - For Immediate Release
  2. ^ a b c skyvuelasvegas.com
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference abandoned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference abandoned2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ London, Las Vegas project overview
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference msn17092011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Colorado's Leitner-Poma to build cabins for huge observation wheel in Las Vegas
  8. ^ Las Vegas to build world's tallest observation wheel
  9. ^ Developers begin next construction phase for SkyVue's 500-foot wheel
  10. ^ SkyVue Las Vegas Observation Wheel Completes First Phase Of Construction, Breaks Ground On Retail & Dining District
  11. ^ Las Vegas developer breaks ground on 500-foot Ferris wheel project
  12. ^ Dueling mega-Ferris wheels in Vegas
  13. ^ SkyVue sets foundation in Las Vegas
  14. ^ SkyVue wheel developers begin pouring foundations

36°05′35″N 115°10′18″W / 36.0930°N 115.1717°W / 36.0930; -115.1717

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