With the celebration of Expo 2020 Dubai, the Eye of Dubai is being completed with a height of over 250 meters

17-04-2019 Media in\ Dubai,
Maras Group today announced that the world will witness the highest entertainment wheel ever built, with a height of more than 250 meters, namely “Eye of Dubai”, which will be completed to celebrate the “Expo 2020 Dubai” exceeding 250 meters – higher than 200% The world – as evidence of the group’s ambition to transcend the boundaries of modern engineering and construction.
Maras pointed out that the eighth and final temporary support column was removed and the last permanent installation cords were installed to complete the final wheel structure for the first time.
The construction of this engineering masterpiece required innovative engineering solutions. The external steel frame of the axle was temporarily installed using eight huge support columns of 450 tons each. The installation required a high level of coordination to carry out a series of complex engineering maneuvers that were unprecedented This process began with the installation of the final installation cords in conjunction with the removal of the temporary columns in stages and took the process of installing the frame in different stages of the whole year.
The enormous size of the project has become evident in light of the progress being made in the construction of the “Eye of Dubai”. With the removal of the eight temporary support columns with a weight of 5000 tons, the tire is fixed by 192 liters of cables, Permanent tensile operation.
Once completed, Eye Dubai will become the world’s highest leisure wheel, reaching a height of more than 250 meters in a unique location on Blowers Island, the exceptional destination of Maras to offer stunning views of Dubai’s stunning skyline.