General Information
| Other name(s): | The Southern Star |
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| Beginning of works: | 30 June 2006 |
| Completion: | 23 December 2013 |
| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Ferris wheel |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 120 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 20 December 2008 | The original Southern Star wheel opens to the public. |
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| 30 January 2009 | After only 40 days of operation the wheel is closed again after up to three-meter long cracks were discovered during lighting installation. A total of fourteen cracks are then found in the structure and the cause is finally determined to be a design flaw. The original wheel structure is then dismantled and sold for scrap while the support structure and gondolas are kept. |
| 23 December 2013 | The attraction, renamed Melbourne Star, is re-opened after a lengthy phase of re-design and re-building of the wheel. |
Participants
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20056108 - Published on:
31/03/2010 - Last updated on:
27/12/2021
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