Riga’s panoramic wheel will open on Thursday / Day
The opening event of the panoramic wheel will take place at 12 noon and will be attended by the project implementation team, representatives of the art center « Zuzeum » and the Riga City Council.
Visitors will be available to the Riga Panorama wheel from 1 pm.
The panoramic wheel will be suitable for use in all seasons, as its cabins are equipped with both air conditioning and heating equipment. It will be able to accommodate 240 passengers at a time – eight in each of the 30 cabs. One ride with a panoramic wheel will last 15 minutes.
There will also be an opportunity to see a digital exhibition created in collaboration with the art center « Zuzeum » and provide a new view of Riga in ancient maps and engravings of the city, in the 20th century posters and posters, as well as the original works of various artists on the theme of Riga.
It has already been reported that the total height of Riga’s panoramic wheel is 65 meters.
The right to build a panoramic wheel « RPR operator » in the autumn of 2019, as the only bidder to win at the auction organized by the Riga City Council. The bid was 22,484 euros. Prior to that, the council, led by the then, the capital’s mayor Oleg Burova (GKR), with 42 votes out of 60, had decided to organize such auction.
The agreement with the City Council provided for the construction to be completed within three years, but the construction project was delayed by the pandemic and the documents were in coordination for more than a year in the Construction Board, so the deadlines were extended.
The company « RPR operator » was registered in 2018 and its share capital is 2801 euros, according to Firmas.lv information. 55.05%of the company is owned by the RacoonStruction Holding Limited, which is owned by Rustam Gilfanov, while 44.95%is owned by Panoramica Ltd., owned by Darya Uspenska (47.93%), Dmitry Uspensky (47.89%) and Anatoly Predkel (4.18%).
