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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has earned another spotin the record books with the world's largest Ferris wheel in anenclosed space. State newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported Saturday that AmandaMochan of the Guinness Book of World Records was on hand for theunveiling of the Ferris wheel, which stands 47 meters (154 feet)high and cost $90 million to construct. This natural gas-rich nation has developed a fixation forrecord-breaking. In 2001, it was recognized as having woven theworld's largest carpet. In 2008, it claimed the title for theworld's tallest flagpole, although it has since been overtaken byNorth Korea, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan. The 24-cabin Ferris wheel is enclosed in a glass-fronted snow-whitesteel structure that also houses the Alem entertainment center.Facilities include a bowling alley, two cinema screens, arestaurant, and a planetarium equipped with star-gazing equipment. Over two decades, since former Soviet Turkmenistan gainedindependence, the capital, Ashgabat, has been transformed from adrab provincial backwater into a city packed with grand andidiosyncratic buildings. The body of the structure housing the Ferris wheel is built in theshape of the eight-sided star of Oguz Khan — a legendaryTurkic Khan described as the progenitor of Turkmens — and isdecorated in national motifs. The roundness of the building, whichis topped by a 17-meter spire, lends it the appearance of acolossal sundial hovering above a massive pedestal. State media reported that the observation wheel was built byTurkish company Polimeks, which accounts for the vast bulk of majorprojects in Ashgabat together with Bouygues of France. Polimeks built Ashgabat's Arch of Neutrality, a three-legged75-meter-high arch topped by a gold-plated statue of theidiosyncratic late President Saparmurat Niyazov that rotated sothat it would always face the sun. That monument has since beenmoved to the edge of the city, and Niyazov no longer rotates. Turkmenistan has been on something of a record-busting drive foryears now. In 2001, Guinness gave its seal of approval to the largest carpetin the world, which measured 301 square meters and weighed 1,200kilograms. Then in 2008, it was the turn of a flagpole measuring133 meters tall. In 2010, the Oguzkhan 27-hectare (67 acre) fountain complex, whichcomprised 27 cascades, was recognized as the largest of its kind. And for another record that few people probably even knew existed,Turkmenistan last year secured the prize for the world's largestarchitectural representation of a star, which forms the body of the211-meter-tall Ashgabat television center. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Jacquard Woven Fabric Manufacturer , Melange Fabric, and more. For more , please visit Cotton Wool Fabric today!
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