Dubai, United Arab Emirates(阿拉伯联合酋长国), has a new world record. The city builds the largest and tallest ferris wheel(摩天轮). A ferris wheel is a ride. It goes around in a big circle(圈) above the ground.
It is not easy to build Dubai’s wheel. The wheel stands on an island. Workers must put the piles (桩) in hard rock under sand.
It takes more than six years to build the wheel. Workers use 11,200 tons of steel. The center of the wheel is as heavy as four planes. The wheel is 250 meters tall. It has 48 cabins(座舱). 40 people can be in one cabin.
Millions of tourists visit Dubai every year. Dubai is the business center of Western Asia. The tallest building in the world is also there. The new wheel will make the city even more interesting for tourists.
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